x86-64: fix FPU corruption with signals and preemption
In 64bit signal delivery path, clear_used_math() was happening before saving the current active FPU state on to the user stack for signal handling. Between clear_used_math() and the state store on to the user stack, potentially we can get a page fault for the user address and can block. Infact, while testing we were hitting the might_fault() in __clear_user() which can do a schedule(). At a later point in time, we will schedule back into this process and resume the save state (using "xsave/fxsave" instruction) which can lead to DNA fault. And as used_math was cleared before, we will reinit the FP state in the DNA fault and continue. This reinit will result in loosing the FPU state of the process. Move clear_used_math() to a point after the FPU state has been stored onto the user stack. This issue is present from a long time (even before the xsave changes and the x86 merge). But it can easily be exposed in 2.6.28.x and 2.6.29.x series because of the __clear_user() in this path, which has an explicit __cond_resched() leading to a context switch with CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY. [ Impact: fix FPU state corruption ] Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com> Cc: <stable@kernel.org> [2.6.28.x, 2.6.29.x] Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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