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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-09-20 09:18:51 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-09-20 09:18:51 -0400
commitdcb30e659287a6b40dafed1362532da42ec27229 (patch)
treeb5f74a4b605c59bcef144cbe248879b00e99690c /Documentation
parent7b9e3a6ac00be4f3d654a711573b1794b046c22f (diff)
parent25804e6a96681d5d2142058948e218999e4f547c (diff)
Merge tag 'arm64-stable' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmarinas/linux-aarch64
Pull ARM64 fixes from Catalin Marinas: - Compat register fault reporting fix - Documentation clarification on tagged pointers - hwcap widened to 64-bit (user space already reading it as 64-bit) * tag 'arm64-stable' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmarinas/linux-aarch64: arm64: Widen hwcap to be 64 bit arm64: Correctly report LR and SP for compat tasks arm64: documentation: tighten up tagged pointer documentation arm64: Make do_bad_area() function static
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/arm64/tagged-pointers.txt14
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/arm64/tagged-pointers.txt b/Documentation/arm64/tagged-pointers.txt
index 264e9841563a..d9995f1f51b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm64/tagged-pointers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/arm64/tagged-pointers.txt
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ this byte for application use, with the following caveats:
18 parameters containing user virtual addresses *must* have 18 parameters containing user virtual addresses *must* have
19 their top byte cleared before trapping to the kernel. 19 their top byte cleared before trapping to the kernel.
20 20
21 (2) Tags are not guaranteed to be preserved when delivering 21 (2) Non-zero tags are not preserved when delivering signals.
22 signals. This means that signal handlers in applications 22 This means that signal handlers in applications making use
23 making use of tags cannot rely on the tag information for 23 of tags cannot rely on the tag information for user virtual
24 user virtual addresses being maintained for fields inside 24 addresses being maintained for fields inside siginfo_t.
25 siginfo_t. One exception to this rule is for signals raised 25 One exception to this rule is for signals raised in response
26 in response to debug exceptions, where the tag information 26 to watchpoint debug exceptions, where the tag information
27 will be preserved. 27 will be preserved.
28 28
29 (3) Special care should be taken when using tagged pointers, 29 (3) Special care should be taken when using tagged pointers,
30 since it is likely that C compilers will not hazard two 30 since it is likely that C compilers will not hazard two
31 addresses differing only in the upper bits. 31 virtual addresses differing only in the upper byte.
32 32
33The architecture prevents the use of a tagged PC, so the upper byte will 33The architecture prevents the use of a tagged PC, so the upper byte will
34be set to a sign-extension of bit 55 on exception return. 34be set to a sign-extension of bit 55 on exception return.