[PATCH 1/6] ARM: ensure interrupts are enabled in __do_user_fault()
Russell King (Oracle)
rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk
Fri Feb 27 07:19:08 PST 2026
__do_user_fault() may be called from fault handling paths where the
interrupts are enabled or disabled. E.g. do_page_fault() calls this
with interrupts enabled, whereas do_sect_fault()->do_bad_area()
will call this with interrupts disabled. Since this is a userspace
fault, we know that interrupts were enabled in the parent context,
so call local_irq_enable() here to give a consistent interrupt state.
This is necessary for force_sig_info() when PREEMPT_RT is enabled.
Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel at armlinux.org.uk>
---
arch/arm/mm/fault.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index ed4330cc3f4e..6c27ebd49093 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ __do_kernel_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr,
/*
* Something tried to access memory that isn't in our memory map..
- * User mode accesses just cause a SIGSEGV
+ * User mode accesses just cause a SIGSEGV. Ensure interrupts are enabled
+ * for preempt RT.
*/
static void
__do_user_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, unsigned int sig,
@@ -198,6 +199,8 @@ __do_user_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, unsigned int sig,
{
struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+ local_irq_enable();
+
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_USER
if (((user_debug & UDBG_SEGV) && (sig == SIGSEGV)) ||
((user_debug & UDBG_BUS) && (sig == SIGBUS))) {
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ do_kernel_address_page_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
* should not be faulting in kernel space, which includes the
* vector/khelper page. Handle the branch predictor hardening
* while interrupts are still disabled, then send a SIGSEGV.
+ * Note that __do_user_fault() will enable interrupts.
*/
harden_branch_predictor();
__do_user_fault(addr, fsr, SIGSEGV, SEGV_MAPERR, regs);
--
2.47.3
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