1 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 8d7d5c9c1be3..7b058a2dc66a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -325,16 +325,6 @@ static int putreg(struct task_struct *child,
                 return set_flags(child, value);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-        /*
-         * Orig_ax is really just a flag with small positive and
-         * negative values, so make sure to always sign-extend it
-         * from 32 bits so that it works correctly regardless of
-         * whether we come from a 32-bit environment or not.
-         */
-        case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, orig_ax):
-                value = (long) (s32) value;
-                break;
-
         case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct,fs_base):
                 if (value >= TASK_SIZE_OF(child))
                         return -EIO;
@@ -1126,10 +1116,15 @@ static int putreg32(struct task_struct *child, unsigned regno, u32 value)
 
         case offsetof(struct user32, regs.orig_eax):
                 /*
-                 * Sign-extend the value so that orig_eax = -1
-                 * causes (long)orig_ax < 0 tests to fire correctly.
+                 * A 32-bit debugger setting orig_eax means to restore
+                 * the state of the task restarting a 32-bit syscall.
+                 * Make sure we interpret the -ERESTART* codes correctly
+                 * in case the task is not actually still sitting at the
+                 * exit from a 32-bit syscall with TS_COMPAT still set.
                  */
-                regs->orig_ax = (long) (s32) value;
+                regs->orig_ax = value;
+                if (syscall_get_nr(child, regs) >= 0)
+                        task_thread_info(child)->status |= TS_COMPAT;
                 break;
 
         case offsetof(struct user32, regs.eflags):