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SubjectRe: [PATCH] uprobes/x86: fix detection of 32-bit user mode
On Sat, 24 Aug 2019, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2019, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > > On Aug 23, 2019, at 4:44 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Sat, 24 Aug 2019, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > >>> On Sun, 28 Jul 2019, Sebastian Mayr wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> -static inline int sizeof_long(void)
> > >>> +static inline int sizeof_long(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > >>> {
> > >>> - return in_ia32_syscall() ? 4 : 8;
> > >>
> > >> This wants a comment.
> > >>
> > >>> + return user_64bit_mode(regs) ? 8 : 4;
> > >
> > > The more simpler one liner is to check
> > >
> > > test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32)
> >
> > I still want to finish killing TIF_IA32 some day. Let’s please not add new users.
>
> Well, yes and no. This needs to be backported ....

And TBH the magic in user_64bit_mode() is not pretty either.

Thanks,

tglx
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