Re: [PATCH RFC 4/6] Fix places where using %gs changes the usermode ABI.

[Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>]

> ===================================================================
> --- a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -94,13 +94,9 @@ static int putreg(struct task_struct *ch
>  				return -EIO;
>  			child->thread.fs = value;
>  			return 0;
> -		case GS:
> -			if (value && (value & 3) != 3)
> -				return -EIO;
> -			child->thread.gs = value;
> -			return 0;
>  		case DS:
>  		case ES:
> +		case GS:
>  			if (value && (value & 3) != 3)
>  				return -EIO;
>  			value &= 0xffff;
> @@ -132,8 +128,6 @@ static unsigned long getreg(struct task_
>  			retval = child->thread.fs;
>  			break;
>  		case GS:
> -			retval = child->thread.gs;
> -			break;

Didn't the eip/esp offsets change too?

-Andi
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