From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx> We want x86_tss.sp0 point to the entry stack later to use it as a trampoline stack for other kernel entry points besides SYSENTER. So store the task stack pointer in x86_tss.sp1, which is otherwise unused by the hardware, as Linux doesn't make use of Ring 1. Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c | 2 +- arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c index c6ac48f..5f05329 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void foo(void) BLANK(); /* Offset from the sysenter stack to tss.sp0 */ - DEFINE(TSS_entry_stack, offsetof(struct cpu_entry_area, tss.x86_tss.sp0) - + DEFINE(TSS_entry_stack, offsetof(struct cpu_entry_area, tss.x86_tss.sp1) - offsetofend(struct cpu_entry_area, entry_stack_page.stack)); #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c index 5224c60..097d36a 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c @@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p) this_cpu_write(cpu_current_top_of_stack, (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) + THREAD_SIZE); + /* SYSENTER reads the task-stack from tss.sp1 */ + this_cpu_write(cpu_tss_rw.x86_tss.sp1, next_p->thread.sp0); /* * Restore %gs if needed (which is common) -- 2.7.4