[PATCH] riscv: process: Fix kernel gp leakage
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Thu Apr 4 15:20:32 PDT 2024
Hello:
This patch was applied to riscv/linux.git (fixes)
by Palmer Dabbelt <palmer at rivosinc.com>:
On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 02:12:58 -0400 you wrote:
> childregs represents the registers which are active for the new thread
> in user context. For a kernel thread, childregs->gp is never used since
> the kernel gp is not touched by switch_to. For a user mode helper, the
> gp value can be observed in user space after execve or possibly by other
> means.
>
> Fixes: 7db91e57a0ac ("RISC-V: Task implementation")
> Signed-off-by: Stefan O'Rear <sorear at fastmail.com>
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- riscv: process: Fix kernel gp leakage
https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/d14fa1fcf69d
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