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Commit f60a83df authored by Chang S. Bae's avatar Chang S. Bae Committed by Thomas Gleixner
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x86/process/64: Use FSGSBASE instructions on thread copy and ptrace



When FSGSBASE is enabled, copying threads and reading fsbase and gsbase
using ptrace must read the actual values.

When copying a thread, use save_fsgs() and copy the saved values.  For
ptrace, the bases must be read from memory regardless of the selector if
FSGSBASE is enabled.

[ tglx: Invoke __rdgsbase_inactive() with interrupts disabled ]
[ luto: Massage changelog ]

Suggested-by: default avatarAndy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarChang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ravi Shankar <ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1557309753-24073-9-git-send-email-chang.seok.bae@intel.com
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