[PATCH v6 2/4] x86/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Tue Apr 4 11:11:03 PDT 2017
On 04/04/17 10:47, Thomas Garnier wrote:
> Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
> returns for x86.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie at google.com>
>
> + /*
> + * If address limit is not based on user-mode, jump to slow path for
> + * additional security checks.
> + */
> + movq $TASK_SIZE_MAX, %rcx
> + cmp %rcx, TASK_addr_limit(%r11)
> + jnz 1f
> +
> LOCKDEP_SYS_EXIT
Nitpick: use jne not jnz when comparing for equality. Same instruction
but more readable.
-hpa
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