[PATCH 3/4] signal x86: Merge EFLAGS bit clearing into single statement

[Jiri Olsa]

Merging EFLAGS bit clearing into a single statement, to
ensure EFLAGS bits being cleared in single instruction.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c | 10 +++-------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index cb12fc9..cf91358 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -662,21 +662,17 @@ handle_signal(struct ksignal *ksig, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (!failed) {
 		/*
 		 * Clear the direction flag as per the ABI for function entry.
-		 */
-		regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_DF;
-		/*
+		 *
 		 * Clear RF when entering the signal handler, because
 		 * it might disable possible debug exception from the
 		 * signal handler.
-		 */
-		regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_RF;
-		/*
+		 *
 		 * Clear TF when entering the signal handler, but
 		 * notify any tracer that was single-stepping it.
 		 * The tracer may want to single-step inside the
 		 * handler too.
 		 */
-		regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_TF;
+		regs->flags &= ~(X86_EFLAGS_DF|X86_EFLAGS_RF|X86_EFLAGS_TF);
 	}
 	signal_setup_done(failed, ksig, test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP));
 }
-- 
1.7.11.7

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