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From: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] x86, 64-bit: Fix bstep_iret jump
Date: Tue,  3 Nov 2009 14:02:05 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1257274925-15713-1-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091103181014.GA19715@elte.hu>

This jump should be unconditional.

Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index af0f4b2..1579a6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ error_kernelspace:
 bstep_iret:
 	/* Fix truncated RIP */
 	movq %rcx,RIP+8(%rsp)
-	je error_swapgs
+	jmp error_swapgs
 END(error_entry)
 
 
-- 
1.6.2.5


  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-11-03 19:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-11-03 17:55 [PATCH] x86, 64-bit: Move K8 B step iret fixup to fault entry asm (v2) Brian Gerst
2009-11-03 18:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-11-03 18:39   ` Brian Gerst
2009-11-03 19:02   ` Brian Gerst [this message]
2009-11-04  6:33     ` [tip:x86/asm] x86, 64-bit: Fix bstep_iret jump tip-bot for Brian Gerst

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