[PATCH] x86/elf: Fix core dump truncation on CPUs with no extended xfeatures

From: yongxin . liu
Date: Tue Dec 09 2025 - 02:22:36 EST


From: Yongxin Liu <yongxin.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Zero can be a valid value of num_records. For example, on Intel Atom x6425RE,
only x87 and SSE are supported (features 0, 1), and fpu_user_cfg.max_features
is 3. The for_each_extended_xfeature() loop only iterates feature 2, which is
not enabled, so num_records = 0. This is valid and should not cause core dump
failure.

The size check already validates consistency: if num_records = 0, then
en.n_descsz = 0, so the check passes.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: ba386777a30b ("x86/elf: Add a new FPU buffer layout info to x86 core files")
Signed-off-by: Yongxin Liu <yongxin.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 48113c5193aa..b1dd30eb21a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -1984,8 +1984,6 @@ int elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(struct coredump_params *cprm)
return 1;

num_records = dump_xsave_layout_desc(cprm);
- if (!num_records)
- return 1;

/* Total size should be equal to the number of records */
if ((sizeof(struct x86_xfeat_component) * num_records) != en.n_descsz)
--
2.46.2