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arm64: kernel: Save and restore UAO and addr_limit on exception entry
If we take an exception while at EL1, the exception handler inherits the original context's addr_limit and PSTATE.UAO values. To be consistent always reset addr_limit and PSTATE.UAO on (re-)entry to EL1. This prevents accidental re-use of the original context's addr_limit. Based on a similar patch for arm from Russell King. Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 4.6- Acked-by:Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> Reviewed-by:
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> Signed-off-by:
James Morse <james.morse@arm.com> Signed-off-by:
Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
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- arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h 2 additions, 0 deletionsarch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
- arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c 1 addition, 0 deletionsarch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
- arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S 17 additions, 2 deletionsarch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
- arch/arm64/mm/fault.c 2 additions, 1 deletionarch/arm64/mm/fault.c
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