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Subject[PATCH fsgsbase v2 1/4] selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Fix a comment in the ptrace_write_gsbase test
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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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