The following commit has been merged into the x86/urgent branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     a195f3d4528a2f88d6f986f6b1101775ad4891cf
Gitweb:        
https://git.kernel.org/tip/a195f3d4528a2f88d6f986f6b1101775ad4891cf
Author:        Peter Zijlstra <pet...@infradead.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:15:06 +01:00
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de>
CommitterDate: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:15:23 +01:00

x86/debug: Only clear/set ->virtual_dr6 for userspace #DB

The ->virtual_dr6 is the value used by ptrace_{get,set}_debugreg(6). A
kernel #DB clearing it could mean spurious malfunction of ptrace()
expectations.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <pet...@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Kyle Huey <m...@kylehuey.com> 
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201027093608.028952...@infradead.org

---
 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index b5208aa..32b2d39 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -793,12 +793,6 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long 
debug_read_clear_dr6(void)
        set_debugreg(DR6_RESERVED, 6);
        dr6 ^= DR6_RESERVED; /* Flip to positive polarity */
 
-       /*
-        * Clear the virtual DR6 value, ptrace routines will set bits here for
-        * things we want signals for.
-        */
-       current->thread.virtual_dr6 = 0;
-
        return dr6;
 }
 
@@ -943,6 +937,12 @@ static __always_inline void exc_debug_user(struct pt_regs 
*regs,
        instrumentation_begin();
 
        /*
+        * Clear the virtual DR6 value, ptrace() routines will set bits here
+        * for things it wants signals for.
+        */
+       current->thread.virtual_dr6 = 0;
+
+       /*
         * The SDM says "The processor clears the BTF flag when it
         * generates a debug exception."  Clear TIF_BLOCKSTEP to keep
         * TIF_BLOCKSTEP in sync with the hardware BTF flag.

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