From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 01/12] x86/mce: Fix hardware debug register corruption on task migration
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:57:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260907035723.0AD731F00A3A@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178875279006.93794.3424002631388906633.stgit@devnote2>
> From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
>
> In exc_machine_check_user(), local_db_save() and local_db_restore() are
> invoked in the outer entry stubs (DEFINE_IDTENTRY_MCE_USER,
> DEFINE_FREDENTRY_MCE, and DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW), surrounding
> exc_machine_check_user().
>
> However, exc_machine_check_user() calls irqentry_exit_to_user_mode(),
> which handles pending thread work and may schedule() if TIF_NEED_RESCHED
> is set. If the task migrates to another CPU during schedule(),
> local_db_restore() runs on the new CPU with the dr7 state saved from the
> old CPU. This corrupts the new CPU's DR7 hardware debug register and
> leaves the old CPU's DR7 disabled.
> In short, local_db_save() and local_db_restore() pair must be run
> on the same CPU.
>
> To fix this, move local_db_save() and local_db_restore() inside
> exc_machine_check_user() and exc_machine_check_kernel(). In
> exc_machine_check_user(), DR7 is saved and restored strictly around
> do_machine_check() to avoid schedule() during migration. In
> exc_machine_check_kernel(), local_db_save() is called at the entry point
> to prevent early memory accesses from triggering nested #DB exceptions,
> and restored on all exits.
>
> Fixes: cd840e424f27 ("x86/entry, mce: Disallow #DB during #MC")
> Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.8-flash
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-07 3:46 [PATCH v15 00/12] tracing: wprobe: x86: Add wprobe for watchpoint Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:46 ` [PATCH v15 01/12] x86/mce: Fix hardware debug register corruption on task migration Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:57 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-09-07 3:46 ` [PATCH v15 02/12] x86/hw_breakpoints: Make DR7 updates NMI safe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:00 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:46 ` [PATCH v15 03/12] x86/hw_breakpoints: Add arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 04/12] HWBP: Add modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 05/12] tracing/wprobe: Add wprobe (watchpoint probe) trace event support Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 06/12] x86: hw_breakpoint: Add a kconfig to clarify when a breakpoint fires Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 07/12] selftests: tracing: Add a basic testcase for wprobe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 08/12] selftests: tracing: Add syntax " Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 09/12] tracing/wprobe: Add set_wprobe and clear_wprobe event triggers Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:48 ` [PATCH v15 10/12] selftests: tracing: Add wprobe trigger testcase Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:48 ` [PATCH v15 11/12] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF typecast in fetchargs Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:48 ` [PATCH v15 12/12] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF struct offset resolution in set_wprobe trigger Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-11 7:27 ` [PATCH v15 00/12] tracing: wprobe: x86: Add wprobe for watchpoint Jinchao Wang
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