Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Andy Lutomirski <> | Subject | [PATCH 1/3] selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Fix a comment in the ptrace_write_gsbase test | Date | Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:50:48 -0700 |
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A comment was unclear. Fix it.
Fixes: 5e7ec8578fa3 ("selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Test ptracer-induced GS base write with FSGSBASE") Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> --- tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c index 9a4349813a30..f47495d2f070 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c @@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ static void test_ptrace_write_gsbase(void) * base would zero the selector. On newer kernels, * this behavior has changed -- poking the base * changes only the base and, if FSGSBASE is not - * available, this may not effect. + * available, this may have no effect once the tracee + * is resumed. */ if (gs == 0) printf("\tNote: this is expected behavior on older kernels.\n"); -- 2.25.4
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