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Commit 3943abf2 authored by Lai Jiangshan's avatar Lai Jiangshan Committed by Thomas Gleixner
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x86/debug: Prevent data breakpoints on cpu_dr7

local_db_save() is called at the start of exc_debug_kernel(), reads DR7 and
disables breakpoints to prevent recursion.

When running in a guest (X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR), local_db_save() reads the
per-cpu variable cpu_dr7 to check whether a breakpoint is active or not
before it accesses DR7.

A data breakpoint on cpu_dr7 therefore results in infinite #DB recursion.

Disallow data breakpoints on cpu_dr7 to prevent that.

Fixes: 84b6a349

("x86/entry: Optimize local_db_save() for virt")
Signed-off-by: default avatarLai Jiangshan <laijs@linux.alibaba.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210204152708.21308-2-jiangshanlai@gmail.com
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