Re: [PATCH 9/10] signal: do not use save_static_function() anymore

[Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>]

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:53:18 +0100, "Franck Bui-Huu" <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried the following patch:
> 
> diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
> index 229276a..046fb1b 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ int setup_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, struct
> sigcontext __user *sc)
>  	err |= __put_user(regs->cp0_epc, &sc->sc_pc);
> 
>  	err |= __put_user(0, &sc->sc_regs[0]);
> -	for (i = 1; i < 32; i++)
> +	for (i = 1; i < 16; i++)
> +		err |= __put_user(regs->regs[i], &sc->sc_regs[i]);
> +	for (i = 24; i < 32; i++)
>  		err |= __put_user(regs->regs[i], &sc->sc_regs[i]);
> 
>  	err |= __put_user(regs->hi, &sc->sc_mdhi);
> @@ -126,7 +128,9 @@ int restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs,
> struct sigcontext __user *sc)
>  		err |= __get_user(treg, &sc->sc_dsp); wrdsp(treg, DSP_MASK);
>  	}
> 
> -	for (i = 1; i < 32; i++)
> +	for (i = 1; i < 16; i++)
> +		err |= __get_user(regs->regs[i], &sc->sc_regs[i]);
> +	for (i = 24; i < 32; i++)
>  		err |= __get_user(regs->regs[i], &sc->sc_regs[i]);
> 
>  	err |= __get_user(used_math, &sc->sc_used_math);
> 
> ...and it still passes LTP tests.
> 
> Someone reported that not saving/restoring static registers may break
> user tools but the gain is important I think.

NO!  This change might silently corrupt static registers!

If you did not restore static registers in kernel stack on
restore_sigcontext(), succeeding RESTORE_STATIC in restore_all will
load garbages to static registers.

Note that any hardware interrupts in middle of signal handler
overwrite pt_regs area in kernel stack.

I can still remember random static register corruption bug and how
hard to debug ...

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Atsushi Nemoto