Re: Patch "x86-64, espfix: Don't leak bits 31:16 of %esp returning to 16-bit stack" has been added to the 3.15-stable tree

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On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 1:48 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 07/14/2014 01:28 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 12:11:43PM -0700, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>> This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
>>>
>>>     x86-64, espfix: Don't leak bits 31:16 of %esp returning to 16-bit stack
>>>
>>> to the 3.15-stable tree which can be found at:
>>>     http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
>>>
>>> The filename of the patch is:
>>>      x86-64-espfix-don-t-leak-bits-31-16-of-esp-returning-to-16-bit-stack.patch
>>> and it can be found in the queue-3.15 subdirectory.
>>>
>>> If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
>>> please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>>
>> We should also backport this:
>>
>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/7/9/991
>>
>> otherwise it (the patch below) will give a ugly splash during bootup on
>> Xen PV guests.  However I don't think Peter had a chance to pick that one up.
>>
>> Could this patch be delayed a bit until Peter picks the other patch up?
>>
>
> That patch is running through my build tests as we speak.  I expect to
> push it to tip:x86/urgent in about an hour.

I think that espfix64 is completely broken on Xen, regardless of the
pud vs pmd issue :(  See:

http://lkml.kernel.org/g/CALCETrWG-dQL8ipJ8cO3wfbYKA=mAv3CS4-1JFwmBXF3pUbAwg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

--Andy

>
>         -hpa
>
>
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