linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/5] x86/stacktrace: do now unwind after user regs

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Date:   Tue,  5 Dec 2017 09:55:34 +0100
From:   Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:     mingo@...hat.com
Cc:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/5] x86/stacktrace: do now unwind after user regs

Josh pointed out, that there is no way a frame can be after user regs.
So remove the last unwind and the check.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c | 9 ---------
 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 77835bc021c7..b088d4f9e43e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -113,15 +113,6 @@ __save_stack_trace_reliable(struct stack_trace *trace,
 			if (!user_mode(regs))
 				return -EINVAL;
 
-			/*
-			 * The last frame contains the user mode syscall
-			 * pt_regs.  Skip it and finish the unwind.
-			 */
-			unwind_next_frame(&state);
-			if (!unwind_done(&state)) {
-				STACKTRACE_DUMP_ONCE(task);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
 			break;
 		}
 
-- 
2.15.1