* [PATCH 0/2] x86_64, xen: Simplify Xen SYSCALL handling
@ 2015-07-26 23:29 Andy Lutomirski
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From: Andy Lutomirski @ 2015-07-26 23:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: X86 ML, xen-devel, Andrew Cooper
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky, Andy Lutomirski, Borislav Petkov, linux-kernel,
Steven Rostedt
Xen's SYSCALL hooks are overcomplicated and add unnecessary places
where RSP is user controlled. Simplify it and get rid of those user
RSP code paths under Xen.
Tested as an Intel KVM guest. Not tested under Xen or on AMD, both
of which are important.
Andy Lutomirski (2):
x86/entry/64: Rearrange SYSCALL entry points for Xen's benefit
x86/xen/64: Rearrange the SYSCALL entries
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S | 12 +++++++-----
arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S | 24 ++++++++++--------------
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
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2.4.3
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