[PATCH v17 09/15] arm64: ptrace: Align syscall exit work semantics with generic entry
From: Jinjie Ruan
Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 04:24:00 EST
Refactor the syscall exit path to better match the generic entry
framework. Specifically:
- Introduce `_TIF_SYSCALL_EXIT_WORK` to aggregate exit-time thread
flags (trace, audit, tracepoint).
- Rename `syscall_trace_exit()` to `arm64_syscall_exit_work()` to
better reflect its role.
- Move `rseq_syscall()` out of `arm64_syscall_exit_work()` and into
`arm64_syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work()` so that it runs
unconditionally on all exits, consistent with generic entry.
- Gate `arm64_syscall_exit_work()` behind the new flag check,
mirroring the generic entry exit's pattern.
Gating audit on `_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT` is equivalent to the previous
`audit_context()` check: the audit context and flag are statically
allocated at fork and freed at exit, remaining stable throughout
syscall execution.
No functional changes intended.
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/syscall.h | 8 ++++++--
arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h | 3 +++
arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c | 5 +----
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/syscall.h
index 3e4672ab4a4f..7cc872fde019 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <uapi/linux/audit.h>
#include <linux/compat.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/rseq.h>
typedef long (*syscall_fn_t)(const struct pt_regs *regs);
@@ -121,13 +122,16 @@ static inline int syscall_get_arch(struct task_struct *task)
}
int arm64_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long flags);
-void syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long flags);
+void arm64_syscall_exit_work(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long flags);
static __always_inline void arm64_syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
unsigned long flags = read_thread_flags();
- syscall_trace_exit(regs, flags);
+ rseq_syscall(regs);
+
+ if (unlikely(flags & _TIF_SYSCALL_EXIT_WORK) || flags & _TIF_SINGLESTEP)
+ arm64_syscall_exit_work(regs, flags);
}
#endif /* __ASM_SYSCALL_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 5d7fe3e153c8..56a2c9426a32 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ void arch_setup_new_exec(void);
_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT | _TIF_SECCOMP | \
_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU)
+#define _TIF_SYSCALL_EXIT_WORK (_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE | _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT | \
+ _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK
#define INIT_SCS \
.scs_base = init_shadow_call_stack, \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 18fa29ae1425..10ead67b4eaf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
#include <linux/regset.h>
#include <linux/elf.h>
-#include <linux/rseq.h>
#include <asm/compat.h>
#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
@@ -2505,12 +2504,10 @@ static inline bool report_single_step(unsigned long flags)
return flags & _TIF_SINGLESTEP;
}
-void syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long flags)
+void arm64_syscall_exit_work(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long flags)
{
bool step;
- rseq_syscall(regs);
-
audit_syscall_exit(regs);
if (flags & _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)
--
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