From: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
To: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: [PATCH -tip v2 1/2] x86/ptrace: Use savesegment() in get_segment_reg() instead of inline asm
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 10:22:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260408082814.60213-1-ubizjak@gmail.com> (raw)
Replace direct 'movl' instructions for DS, ES, FS, and GS read in
get_segment_reg() with the savesegment() helper. This improves
readability, consistency, and ensures proper handling of
segment registers on x86_64.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c | 19 +++++++++----------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 3dcadc13f09a..4cb00aa0645f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -251,32 +251,31 @@ static u16 get_segment_reg(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long offset)
/*
* Returning the value truncates it to 16 bits.
*/
- unsigned int seg;
+ unsigned int retval;
switch (offset) {
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, fs):
if (task == current) {
- /* Older gas can't assemble movq %?s,%r?? */
- asm("movl %%fs,%0" : "=r" (seg));
- return seg;
+ savesegment(fs, retval);
+ return retval;
}
return task->thread.fsindex;
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, gs):
if (task == current) {
- asm("movl %%gs,%0" : "=r" (seg));
- return seg;
+ savesegment(gs, retval);
+ return retval;
}
return task->thread.gsindex;
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, ds):
if (task == current) {
- asm("movl %%ds,%0" : "=r" (seg));
- return seg;
+ savesegment(ds, retval);
+ return retval;
}
return task->thread.ds;
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, es):
if (task == current) {
- asm("movl %%es,%0" : "=r" (seg));
- return seg;
+ savesegment(es, retval);
+ return retval;
}
return task->thread.es;
--
2.53.0
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