From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.1.y 3/5] entry: Remove syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare()
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:20:28 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908122030.2052577-3-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908122030.2052577-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
[ Upstream commit 54a5ab56242f96555999aaa41228f77b4a76e386 ]
Open code the only user in the x86 syscall code and reduce the zoo of
functions.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251027084306.652839989@linutronix.de
[ Stable: Open-code the helper in arch/x86/entry/common.c, where the
32-bit syscall entry code still resides. ]
[ sashal: Reduced backport -- upstream 54a5ab56242f9 touches 3 file(s), this
backport carries 3. Not backported here:
arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c
This note is generated from the file lists only; see the resolution record
for the reasoning. ]
Stable-dep-of: 4a3591287fb7 ("entry: Fix seccomp bypass after ptrace with TSYNC")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/entry/common.c | 3 ++-
include/linux/entry-common.h | 26 +++++---------------------
kernel/entry/syscall-common.c | 8 --------
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index 3c88bdf96e7a5..cbc335c61df1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@ static noinstr bool __do_fast_syscall_32(struct pt_regs *regs)
* fetch EBP before invoking any of the syscall entry work
* functions.
*/
- syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(regs);
+ enter_from_user_mode(regs);
instrumentation_begin();
+ local_irq_enable();
/* Fetch EBP from where the vDSO stashed it. */
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64)) {
/*
diff --git a/include/linux/entry-common.h b/include/linux/entry-common.h
index ed08489e1d329..0d5dc199ed8ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/entry-common.h
+++ b/include/linux/entry-common.h
@@ -88,23 +88,6 @@ static __always_inline long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long sysca
return syscall_enter_audit(regs, syscall, work);
}
-/**
- * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare - Establish state and enable interrupts
- * @regs: Pointer to currents pt_regs
- *
- * Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
- * disabled. The calling code has to be non-instrumentable. When the
- * function returns all state is correct, interrupts are enabled and the
- * subsequent functions can be instrumented.
- *
- * This handles lockdep, RCU (context tracking) and tracing state, i.e.
- * the functionality provided by enter_from_user_mode().
- *
- * This is invoked when there is extra architecture specific functionality
- * to be done between establishing state and handling user mode entry work.
- */
-void syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs);
-
/**
* syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work - Check and handle work before invoking
* a syscall
@@ -112,8 +95,8 @@ void syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs);
* @syscall: The syscall number
*
* Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
- * enabled after invoking syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare() and extra
- * architecture specific work.
+ * enabled after invoking enter_from_user_mode(), enabling interrupts and
+ * extra architecture specific work.
*
* Returns: The original or a modified syscall number
*
@@ -149,8 +132,9 @@ static __always_inline long syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work(struct pt_regs *re
* function returns all state is correct, interrupts are enabled and the
* subsequent functions can be instrumented.
*
- * This is combination of syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare() and
- * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work().
+ * This is the combination of enter_from_user_mode() and
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work() to be used when there is no
+ * architecture specific work to be done between the two.
*
* Returns: The original or a modified syscall number. See
* syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work() for further explanation.
diff --git a/kernel/entry/syscall-common.c b/kernel/entry/syscall-common.c
index 5bc39874b0b00..1570b2f221460 100644
--- a/kernel/entry/syscall-common.c
+++ b/kernel/entry/syscall-common.c
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ long syscall_enter_audit(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall,
return syscall;
}
-noinstr void syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
- enter_from_user_mode(regs);
- instrumentation_begin();
- local_irq_enable();
- instrumentation_end();
-}
-
/*
* If SYSCALL_EMU is set, then the only reason to report is when
* SINGLESTEP is set (i.e. PTRACE_SYSEMU_SINGLESTEP). This syscall
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-08 12:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-03 13:40 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] entry: Fix seccomp bypass after ptrace with TSYNC" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree gregkh
2026-09-08 12:20 ` [PATCH 6.1.y 1/5] entry: Inline syscall_exit_to_user_mode() Sasha Levin
2026-09-08 12:20 ` [PATCH 6.1.y 2/5] entry: Split generic entry into generic exception and syscall entry Sasha Levin
2026-09-08 12:20 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-09-08 12:20 ` [PATCH 6.1.y 4/5] entry: Remove unused syscall argument from syscall_trace_enter() Sasha Levin
2026-09-08 12:20 ` [PATCH 6.1.y 5/5] entry: Fix seccomp bypass after ptrace with TSYNC Sasha Levin
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