linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3] x86/mm: set x32 syscall bit in SET

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1703212319440.3776@nanos>
Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:21:13 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Dmitry Safonov <dsafonov@...tuozzo.com>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 0x7f454c46@...il.com,
        Adam Borowski <kilobyte@...band.pl>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Andrei Vagin <avagin@...il.com>,
        Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        x86@...nel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3] x86/mm: set x32 syscall bit in SET_PERSONALITY()

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017, Dmitry Safonov wrote:
> v3:
> - clear x32 syscall flag during x32 -> x86-64 exec() (thanks, HPA).

For correctness sake, this wants to be cleared in the IA32 path as
well. It's not causing any harm, but ....

I'll amend the patch.

Thanks,

	tglx