We already get the ti_work passed in arch_do_signal(), define
TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL and take the appropriate action in the signal handling
based on _TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL and _TIF_SIGPENDING being set.
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/signal.c | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 267701ae3d86..86ade67f21b7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct thread_info {
#define TIF_NOTSC 16 /* TSC is not accessible in userland */
#define TIF_IA32 17 /* IA32 compatibility process */
#define TIF_SLD 18 /* Restore split lock detection on context switch */
+#define TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL 19 /* signal notifications exist */
#define TIF_MEMDIE 20 /* is terminating due to OOM killer */
#define TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG 21 /* idle is polling for TIF_NEED_RESCHED */
#define TIF_IO_BITMAP 22 /* uses I/O bitmap */
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ struct thread_info {
#define _TIF_NOTSC (1 << TIF_NOTSC)
#define _TIF_IA32 (1 << TIF_IA32)
#define _TIF_SLD (1 << TIF_SLD)
+#define _TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL (1 << TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL)
#define _TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG (1 << TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
#define _TIF_IO_BITMAP (1 << TIF_IO_BITMAP)
#define _TIF_FORCED_TF (1 << TIF_FORCED_TF)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index d18304e84c09..ec6490e53dc3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -808,7 +808,10 @@ void arch_do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ti_work)
{
struct ksignal ksig;
- if (get_signal(&ksig)) {
+ if (ti_work & _TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL)
+ tracehook_notify_signal();
+
+ if ((ti_work & _TIF_SIGPENDING) && get_signal(&ksig)) {
/* Whee! Actually deliver the signal. */
handle_signal(&ksig, regs);
return;
--
2.28.0
