linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] x86: Add support for rd/wr fs/gs base

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:08:46 -0700
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] x86: Add support for rd/wr fs/gs base

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
>> Please add a patch before this one that renames gs to gsbase.  This is
>> unreadable as is.
>
> I investigated this now, and it's not straight forward because on 32bit
> ->gs is actually gsindex, not gsbase. So with a straight rename you
> would end up with index in base on 32bit, which would be confusing.
>

I would take this inconsistency as a reason why this needs to be fixed
before any further changes are made.

The variables should be called "gsbase" and "gsindex", full stop.
It's not particularly risky -- we could even compare the generated
code if we cared.

--Andy