Re: [PATCH] Fix get ERESTARTSYS with m32 in x86_64 when debug by GDB

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

On 04/21/2014 09:19 AM, Hui Zhu wrote:
> }
> Now ax is in 32 bits now, need sign-extend to 64 bits.  But
> current_thread_info()->status TS_COMPAT is cleared when GDB call "call func1()".
> Linux kernel don't know this is a 32 bits task and will not extend it.
> Then -ERESTARTSYS is not be handled and go back to user space.
> 
> Then the syscall "read" get a errno in ERESTARTSYS.
> 
> To fix this issue, I tried to add a local variable to "do_signal" but
> it is not works.  The stack is cleared before GDB "continue".
> so I make a patch that add "test_thread_flag (TIF_IA32)" to syscall_get_error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <hui@codesourcery.com>
> ---
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h
> @@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ static inline long syscall_get_error(str
>   * TS_COMPAT is set for 32-bit syscall entries and then
>   * remains set until we return to user mode.
>   */
> - if (task_thread_info(task)->status & TS_COMPAT)
> + if ((task_thread_info(task)->status & TS_COMPAT)
> +    || test_thread_flag (TIF_IA32))
>   /*
>   * Sign-extend the value so (int)-EFOO becomes (long)-EFOO
>   * and will match correctly in comparisons.
> 

No, this is definitely not the right fix.  Your description is
incredibly hard to follow, but I feel pretty strongly that the above is
at the very best a last resort fix.  TS_COMPAT is a local property
whereas TIF_IA32 is global; it is important to keep their respective
uses correct.  Mixing them is almost guaranteed to be just plain wrong.

	-hpa