[PATCH V2] powerpc: Restore KUAP registers on syscall restart exit
From: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM)
Date: Mon Jun 15 2026 - 12:33:19 EST
During a syscall restart, block KUAP so that pending interrupts can be
replayed. The original KUAP state is not restored before returning to
userspace, causing subsequent userspace accesses to fault and eventually
trigger bad_access_pkey(), crashing the kernel.
The original KUAP register values are already saved in
arch_enter_from_user_mode(). Restore them on the syscall restart exit
path before returning to userspace.
Fixes: bee25f97ad24 ("powerpc: Enable GENERIC_ENTRY feature")
Reported-by: Sayali Patil <sayalip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <mkchauras@xxxxxxxxx>
---
V1 -> V2:
- Commit message rephrased
V1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260613123831.1510474-1-mkchauras@xxxxxxxxx
arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
index 89a999be1352..f04978080837 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_restart(unsigned long r3, struct pt_regs *reg
goto again;
}
+ kuap_user_restore(regs);
regs->exit_result |= regs->exit_flags;
return regs->exit_result;
--
2.54.0