Re: [PATCH v2] x86/asm/entry/32, selftests: Add test_syscall_vdso test

[Ingo Molnar]

* Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 06/13/2015 08:39 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> >> The test is fairly simplistic: it checks that all registers
> >> are preserved across 32-bit syscall via VDSO.
> >>
> >> Run-tested:
> >>
> >> $ ./test_syscall_vdso_32
> >> [RUN]	Executing 6-argument 32-bit syscall via VDSO
> >> [Ok]	Arguments are preserved across syscall
> >> [RUN]	Executing 6-argument 32-bit syscall via INT 80
> >> [Ok]	Arguments are preserved across syscall
> >> [RUN]	Running tests under ptrace
> >> [RUN]	Executing 6-argument 32-bit syscall via VDSO
> >> [Ok]	Arguments are preserved across syscall
> >> [RUN]	Executing 6-argument 32-bit syscall via INT 80
> >> [Ok]	Arguments are preserved across syscall
> > 
> > Just curious: is there a kernel sha1 where this test would fail? Or did you try to 
> > provoke an information leak perhaps?
> 
> I did see failures, more than once, when testing my own patches.

Ok!

> I'm not aware of released kernels which are buggy wrt this test.

Great! :-)

Thanks,

	Ingo
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