Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:45:53 +0100 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] selftests/x86: Add test_vsyscall |
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* Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> wrote:
> This tests that the vsyscall entries do what they're expected to do. > It also confirms that attempts to read the vsyscall page behave as > expected. > > If changes are made to the vsyscall code or its memory map handling, > running this test in all three of vsyscall=none, vsyscall=emulate, > and vsyscall=native are helpful. > > (Because it's easy, this also compares the vsyscall results to their > vDSO equivalents.) > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org > Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> > --- > > Note to KAISER backporters: please test this under all three > vsyscall modes. Also, in the emulate and native modes, make sure > that test_vsyscall_64 agrees with the command line or config > option as to which mode you're in. It's quite easy to mess up > the kernel such that native mode accidentally emulates > or vice versa. > > Greg, etc: please backport this to all your Meltdown-patched > kernels. It'll help make sure the patches didn't regress > vsyscalls.
I've added this to tip:x86/pti, that way it will end up in the linear backport range of commits.
Thanks,
Ingo
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