x86: Fix rflags in FAKE_STACK_FRAME

The x86_64 kernel pushes the fake kernel stack in
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:FAKE_STACK_FRAME, and
rflags register in it does not conform to the specification.

Although Intel's manual[1] says bit 1 of it shall be set to 1,
this bit is cleared to 0 on pushing the fake stack.

[1] Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual
    Vol.1 3-21 Figure 3-8. EFLAGS Register

If it is not on purpose, it is better to be fixed, because
it can lead some tools misunderstanding the stack frame. For example,
"crash" utility[2] actually detects it and warns you like
below:

       RIP: ffffffff8005dfa2  RSP: ffff8104ce0c7f58  RFLAGS: 00000200
       [...]

       bt: WARNING: possibly bogus exception frame

Signed-off-by: Seiichi Ikarashi <s.ikarashi@jp.fujitsu.com>
Tested-by: Masayoshi MIZUMA <m.mizuma@jp.fujitsu.com>
Cc: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Seiichi Ikarashi 2011-12-06 17:58:14 +09:00 committed by Ingo Molnar
parent cc3a1bf52a
commit 1cf8343f55
4 changed files with 4 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
* EFLAGS bits
*/
#define X86_EFLAGS_CF 0x00000001 /* Carry Flag */
#define X86_EFLAGS_BIT1 0x00000002 /* Bit 1 - always on */
#define X86_EFLAGS_PF 0x00000004 /* Parity Flag */
#define X86_EFLAGS_AF 0x00000010 /* Auxiliary carry Flag */
#define X86_EFLAGS_ZF 0x00000040 /* Zero Flag */