The GDT may get overwritten during the copy or during extract_kernel, which will cause problems if any segment register is touched before the GDTR is reloaded by the decompressed kernel. For safety update the GDTR to point to the GDT within the copied kernel. Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S index c56b30bd9c7b..27eb2a6786db 100644 --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S @@ -439,6 +439,16 @@ trampoline_return: cld popq %rsi + /* + * The GDT may get overwritten either during the copy we just did or + * during extract_kernel below. To avoid any issues, repoint the GDTR + * to the new copy of the GDT. + */ + leaq gdt64(%rbx), %rax + subq %rbp, 2(%rax) + addq %rbx, 2(%rax) + lgdt (%rax) + /* * Jump to the relocated address. */ -- 2.24.1
