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From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 13:14:59 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 02/15] x86/fsgsbase/64: Make ptrace read FS/GS base accurately
To: "Bae, Chang Seok" <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
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On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:58 AM Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com> wrote:
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> From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
>
> ptrace can read FS/GS base using the register access API
> (PTRACE_PEEKUSER, etc) or PTRACE_ARCH_PRCTL.  Make both of these
> mechanisms return the actual FS/GS base.
>
> This will improve debuggability by providing the correct information
> to ptracer (GDB and etc).

LGTM.