* zach@xxxxxxxxxx (zach@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote: Generally nice cleanup. Couple comments below. > Index: linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13.orig/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c 2005-08-08 13:50:20.000000000 -0700 > +++ linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c 2005-08-08 13:53:28.000000000 -0700 > @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ > static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode) > { > struct mm_struct * mm = current->mm; > - __u32 entry_1, entry_2, *lp; > + __u32 entry_1, entry_2; > int error; > struct user_desc ldt_info; > > @@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ > goto out_unlock; > } > > - lp = (__u32 *) ((ldt_info.entry_number << 3) + (char *) mm->context.ldt); > - > /* Allow LDTs to be cleared by the user. */ > if (ldt_info.base_addr == 0 && ldt_info.limit == 0) { > if (oldmode || LDT_empty(&ldt_info)) { > @@ -223,8 +221,7 @@ > > /* Install the new entry ... */ > install: > - *lp = entry_1; > - *(lp+1) = entry_2; > + write_ldt_entry(mm->context.ldt, ldt_info.entry_number, entry_1, entry_2); > error = 0; > > out_unlock: > Index: linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13.orig/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c 2005-08-08 13:50:12.000000000 -0700 > +++ linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c 2005-08-08 14:16:47.000000000 -0700 > @@ -156,17 +156,15 @@ > struct kprobe *p; > int ret = 0; > kprobe_opcode_t *addr = NULL; > - unsigned long *lp; > > /* We're in an interrupt, but this is clear and BUG()-safe. */ > preempt_disable(); > /* Check if the application is using LDT entry for its code segment and > * calculate the address by reading the base address from the LDT entry. > */ > - if ((regs->xcs & 4) && (current->mm)) { > - lp = (unsigned long *) ((unsigned long)((regs->xcs >> 3) * 8) > - + (char *) current->mm->context.ldt); > - addr = (kprobe_opcode_t *) (get_desc_base(lp) + regs->eip - > + if (segment_is_ldt(regs->xcs) && (current->mm)) { > + struct desc_struct *desc = &LDT_DESCRIPTOR(regs->xcs); > + addr = (kprobe_opcode_t *) (get_desc_base(desc) + regs->eip - > sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)); > } else { > addr = (kprobe_opcode_t *)(regs->eip - sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)); > Index: linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/math-emu/fpu_system.h > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13.orig/arch/i386/math-emu/fpu_system.h 2005-08-08 13:50:12.000000000 -0700 > +++ linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/math-emu/fpu_system.h 2005-08-08 13:53:28.000000000 -0700 > @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ > > /* s is always from a cpu register, and the cpu does bounds checking > * during register load --> no further bounds checks needed */ > -#define LDT_DESCRIPTOR(s) (((struct desc_struct *)current->mm->context.ldt)[(s) >> 3]) > #define SEG_D_SIZE(x) ((x).b & (3 << 21)) > #define SEG_G_BIT(x) ((x).b & (1 << 23)) > #define SEG_GRANULARITY(x) (((x).b & (1 << 23)) ? 4096 : 1) > Index: linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/mm/fault.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13.orig/arch/i386/mm/fault.c 2005-08-08 13:50:12.000000000 -0700 > +++ linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/mm/fault.c 2005-08-08 13:59:07.000000000 -0700 > @@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ > { > unsigned long eip = regs->eip; > unsigned seg = regs->xcs & 0xffff; > - u32 seg_ar, seg_limit, base, *desc; > + u32 seg_ar, seg_limit, base; > + struct desc_struct *desc; > > /* The standard kernel/user address space limit. */ > *eip_limit = (seg & 3) ? USER_DS.seg : KERNEL_DS.seg; > @@ -101,19 +102,17 @@ > /* Get the GDT/LDT descriptor base. > When you look for races in this code remember that > LDT and other horrors are only used in user space. */ > - if (seg & (1<<2)) { > + if (segment_is_ldt(seg)) { > /* Must lock the LDT while reading it. */ > down(¤t->mm->context.sem); > - desc = current->mm->context.ldt; > - desc = (void *)desc + (seg & ~7); > + desc = &LDT_DESCRIPTOR(seg); > } else { > /* Must disable preemption while reading the GDT. */ > - desc = (u32 *)&per_cpu(cpu_gdt_table, get_cpu()); > - desc = (void *)desc + (seg & ~7); > + desc = &per_cpu(cpu_gdt_table, get_cpu())[desc_number(seg)]; Heh, glad you left the comment. This one is getting on the edge of hiding that get_cpu() is needed for preempt disable. > } > > /* Decode the code segment base from the descriptor */ > - base = get_desc_base((unsigned long *)desc); > + base = get_desc_base(desc); > > if (seg & (1<<2)) { segment_is_ldt() > up(¤t->mm->context.sem); > Index: linux-2.6.13/include/asm-i386/desc.h > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.13.orig/include/asm-i386/desc.h 2005-08-08 13:50:20.000000000 -0700 > +++ linux-2.6.13/include/asm-i386/desc.h 2005-08-08 15:19:05.000000000 -0700 > @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ > > #include <asm/mmu.h> > > +#define desc_number(_selector) ((_selector) >> 3) Any compelling reason not to use _s * LDT_ENTRY_SIZE ? > +#define segment_is_ldt(_selector) ((_selector) & 4) > +#define LDT_DESCRIPTOR(s) (((struct desc_struct *)current->mm->context.ldt)[desc_number(s)]) > + > extern struct desc_struct cpu_gdt_table[GDT_ENTRIES]; > DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct desc_struct, cpu_gdt_table[GDT_ENTRIES]); > > @@ -96,6 +100,12 @@ > (info)->seg_not_present == 1 && \ > (info)->useable == 0 ) > > +static inline void write_ldt_entry(struct desc_struct *ldt, int entry, __u32 entry_a, __u32 entry_b) > +{ > + ldt[entry].a = entry_a; > + ldt[entry].b = entry_b; > +} > + > #if TLS_SIZE != 24 > # error update this code. > #endif > @@ -140,12 +150,12 @@ > put_cpu(); > } > > -static inline unsigned long get_desc_base(unsigned long *desc) > +static inline unsigned long get_desc_base(struct desc_struct *desc) > { > unsigned long base; > - base = ((desc[0] >> 16) & 0x0000ffff) | > - ((desc[1] << 16) & 0x00ff0000) | > - (desc[1] & 0xff000000); > + base = ((desc->a >> 16) & 0x0000ffff) | > + ((desc->b << 16) & 0x00ff0000) | > + (desc->b & 0xff000000); > return base; > }