Re: [PATCH drivers/misc 0/4] lkdtm: Various clean ups

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Thu Jun 25 2020 - 11:25:07 EST


On 6/24/20 11:24 PM, Richard Weinberger wrote:
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>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Juni 2020 08:06:18
>> Betreff: Re: [PATCH drivers/misc 0/4] lkdtm: Various clean ups
>
>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 06:45:47PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>> Looks like lkdtm/bugs.c needs to get/use arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
>>> but it actually uses arch/x86/um/asm/processor*.h, which does not have the
>>> needed structs etc.
>>
>> Should I just test for !UML in bugs.c? (This is all for the
>> lkdtm_DOUBLE_FAULT() test.) I already do those kinds of checks for the
>> lkdtm_UNSET_SMEP() test. e.g.:
>
> Just had a look. Yes, this sounds good to me. UML has CONFIG_X86_32=y but no GDT. :-)

Sounds good to me also. Thanks.

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~Randy