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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index 1b2606edc621..88dc5ba14d47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ __visible void do_int80_syscall_32(struct pt_regs *regs)
syscall_return_slowpath(regs);
}
-__visible void do_fast_syscall_32(struct pt_regs *regs)
+/* Returns 0 to return using IRET or 1 to return using SYSRETL. */
+__visible long do_fast_syscall_32(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
/*
* Called using the internal vDSO SYSENTER/SYSCALL32 calling
@@ -395,12 +396,28 @@ __visible void do_fast_syscall_32(struct pt_regs *regs)
enter_from_user_mode();
#endif
prepare_exit_to_usermode(regs);
- return;
+ return 0; /* Keep it simple: use IRET. */
}
local_irq_disable();
/* Now this is just like a normal syscall. */
do_int80_syscall_32(regs);
- return;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ /*
+ * Opportunistic SYSRETL: if possible, try to return using SYSRETL.
+ * SYSRETL is available on all 64-bit CPUs, so we don't need to
+ * bother with SYSEXIT.
+ *
+ * Unlike 64-bit opportunistic SYSRET, we can't check that CX == IP,
+ * because the ECX fixup above will ensure that this is essentially
+ * never the case.
+ */
+ return regs->cs == __USER32_CS && regs->ss == __USER_DS &&
+ regs->ip == landing_pad &&
+ (regs->flags & (X86_EFLAGS_RF | X86_EFLAGS_TF)) == 0;
+#else
+ return 0;
+#endif
}
#endif