linux-kernel - [PATCH fsgsbase v2 1/4] selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Fix a comment in the ptrace_write

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Date:   Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:24:27 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH fsgsbase v2 1/4] selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Fix a comment in the ptrace_write_gsbase test

A comment was unclear.  Fix it.

Fixes: 5e7ec8578fa3 ("selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Test ptracer-induced GS base write with FSGSBASE")
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
index 9a4349813a30..f47495d2f070 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ static void test_ptrace_write_gsbase(void)
 			 * base would zero the selector.  On newer kernels,
 			 * this behavior has changed -- poking the base
 			 * changes only the base and, if FSGSBASE is not
-			 * available, this may not effect.
+			 * available, this may have no effect once the tracee
+			 * is resumed.
 			 */
 			if (gs == 0)
 				printf("\tNote: this is expected behavior on older kernels.\n");
-- 
2.25.4