[PATCH 4/5] x86: Sync 32/64-bit kernel_thread

From: Brian Gerst
Date: Wed Dec 09 2009 - 12:34:52 EST


Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c | 5 ++++-
arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 11 +++++++++--
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index ee0d4bc..e45aa22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -211,14 +211,17 @@ int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;

+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
regs.ds = __USER_DS;
regs.es = __USER_DS;
regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
regs.gs = __KERNEL_STACK_CANARY;
+#endif
+
regs.orig_ax = -1;
regs.ip = (unsigned long) kernel_thread_helper;
regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
- regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_SF | X86_EFLAGS_PF | 0x2;
+ regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | 0x2;

/* Ok, create the new process.. */
return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 1d8b03d..54c9939 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -248,10 +248,17 @@ int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;

+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+ regs.ds = __USER_DS;
+ regs.es = __USER_DS;
+ regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
+ regs.gs = __KERNEL_STACK_CANARY;
+#endif
+
regs.orig_ax = -1;
regs.ip = (unsigned long) kernel_thread_helper;
- regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS;
- regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF;
+ regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
+ regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | 0x2;

/* Ok, create the new process.. */
return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
--
1.6.5.2

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