x86: get rid of calling do_notify_resume() when returning to kernel mode
If we end up calling do_notify_resume() with !user_mode(refs), it
does nothing (do_signal() explicitly bails out and we can't get there
with TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME in such situations). Then we jump to
resume_userspace_sig, which rechecks the same thing and bails out
to resume_kernel, thus breaking the loop.
It's easier and cheaper to check *before* calling do_notify_resume()
and bail out to resume_kernel immediately. And kill the check in
do_signal()...
Note that on amd64 we can't get there with !user_mode() at all - asm
glue takes care of that.
Acked-and-reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index 01ccf9b..623f288 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@
preempt_stop(CLBR_ANY)
ret_from_intr:
GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
-resume_userspace_sig:
#ifdef CONFIG_VM86
movl PT_EFLAGS(%esp), %eax # mix EFLAGS and CS
movb PT_CS(%esp), %al
@@ -615,9 +614,13 @@
# vm86-space
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
+ movb PT_CS(%esp), %bl
+ andb $SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, %bl
+ cmpb $USER_RPL, %bl
+ jb resume_kernel
xorl %edx, %edx
call do_notify_resume
- jmp resume_userspace_sig
+ jmp resume_userspace
ALIGN
work_notifysig_v86:
@@ -630,9 +633,13 @@
#endif
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
+ movb PT_CS(%esp), %bl
+ andb $SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, %bl
+ cmpb $USER_RPL, %bl
+ jb resume_kernel
xorl %edx, %edx
call do_notify_resume
- jmp resume_userspace_sig
+ jmp resume_userspace
END(work_pending)
# perform syscall exit tracing
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index e8a8937..21af737 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -737,16 +737,6 @@
siginfo_t info;
int signr;
- /*
- * We want the common case to go fast, which is why we may in certain
- * cases get here from kernel mode. Just return without doing anything
- * if so.
- * X86_32: vm86 regs switched out by assembly code before reaching
- * here, so testing against kernel CS suffices.
- */
- if (!user_mode(regs))
- return;
-
signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, regs, NULL);
if (signr > 0) {
/* Whee! Actually deliver the signal. */