FP/SSE bits may be zero in the xsave header(representing the init state). Update these bits during the ptrace fpregs set operation, to indicate the non-init state. Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha --- Index: tip-0728/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c =================================================================== --- tip-0728.orig/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c 2008-07-28 18:50:08.000000000 -0700 +++ tip-0728/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c 2008-07-28 18:51:29.000000000 -0700 @@ -214,6 +214,13 @@ */ target->thread.xstate->fxsave.mxcsr &= mxcsr_feature_mask; + /* + * update the header bits in the xsave header, indicating the + * presence of FP and SSE state. + */ + if (cpu_has_xsave) + target->thread.xstate->xsave.xsave_hdr.xstate_bv |= XSTATE_FPSSE; + return ret; } @@ -414,6 +421,12 @@ if (!ret) convert_to_fxsr(target, &env); + /* + * update the header bit in the xsave header, indicating the + * presence of FP. + */ + if (cpu_has_xsave) + target->thread.xstate->xsave.xsave_hdr.xstate_bv |= XSTATE_FP; return ret; } -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/