Re: [PATCH] arm64: syscall: Ensure saved x0 is kept in-sync with tracer updates

From: kernel test robot

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 02:59:52 EST


Hi Will,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on linux-review/Yiqi-Sun/arm64-ptrace-use-live-x0-for-seccomp-and-audit-after-ptrace/20260815-210721]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Will-Deacon/arm64-syscall-Ensure-saved-x0-is-kept-in-sync-with-tracer-updates/20260815-220235
base: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux Yiqi-Sun/arm64-ptrace-use-live-x0-for-seccomp-and-audit-after-ptrace/20260815-210721
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260714143600.23853-1-will%40kernel.org
patch subject: [PATCH] arm64: syscall: Ensure saved x0 is kept in-sync with tracer updates
config: arm64-randconfig-001-20260820 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260820/202608201418.4wnOzo3P-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: clang version 24.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 935bfc708590c60147a79c7df145bb6e68b1d388)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260820/202608201418.4wnOzo3P-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202608201418.4wnOzo3P-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c:2461:13: error: conflicting types for 'update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace'
2461 | static void update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(struct pt_regs *regs)
| ^
arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c:563:13: note: previous definition is here
563 | static void update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(struct task_struct *target)
| ^
>> arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c:2490:39: error: incompatible pointer types passing 'struct pt_regs *' to parameter of type 'struct task_struct *' [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
2490 | update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(regs);
| ^~~~
arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c:563:69: note: passing argument to parameter 'target' here
563 | static void update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(struct task_struct *target)
| ^
arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c:2498:38: error: incompatible pointer types passing 'struct pt_regs *' to parameter of type 'struct task_struct *' [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
2498 | update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(regs);
| ^~~~
arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c:563:69: note: passing argument to parameter 'target' here
563 | static void update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(struct task_struct *target)
| ^
3 errors generated.


vim +/update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace +2461 arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c

2460
> 2461 static void update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(struct pt_regs *regs)
2462 {
2463 /*
2464 * Keep orig_x0 authoritative so that seccomp (via
2465 * syscall_get_arguments()), audit and the restart path all see the same
2466 * first argument the syscall is dispatched with, even if it has been
2467 * updated by a tracer. Skip this for NO_SYSCALL (set either by the user
2468 * or the tracer), as regs[0] holds the return value (see the comment in
2469 * el0_svc_common()) and can be unwound using syscall_rollback().
2470 * For compat tasks, orig_r0 is provided directly through GPR index 17.
2471 */
2472 if (!is_compat_task() && regs->syscallno != NO_SYSCALL)
2473 regs->orig_x0 = regs->regs[0];
2474 }
2475
2476 int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
2477 {
2478 unsigned long flags = read_thread_flags();
2479 int ret;
2480
2481 if (flags & (_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU | _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)) {
2482 ret = report_syscall_entry(regs);
2483 if (ret || (flags & _TIF_SYSCALL_EMU))
2484 return NO_SYSCALL;
2485
2486 /*
2487 * Ensure ptrace changes to x0 are visible to seccomp
2488 * ptrace exits (SECCOMP_RET_TRACE).
2489 */
> 2490 update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(regs);
2491 }
2492
2493 /* Do the secure computing after ptrace; failures should be fast. */
2494 if (secure_computing() == -1)
2495 return NO_SYSCALL;
2496
2497 /* Ensure seccomp updates to x0 are visible to audit. */
2498 update_syscall_orig_x0_after_ptrace(regs);
2499
2500 if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
2501 trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->syscallno);
2502
2503 audit_syscall_entry(regs->syscallno, regs->regs[0], regs->regs[1],
2504 regs->regs[2], regs->regs[3]);
2505
2506 return regs->syscallno;
2507 }
2508

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