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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/traps.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c index 32b2d39272e0..e19df6cde35d 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c @@ -937,10 +937,13 @@ static __always_inline void exc_debug_user(struct pt_regs *regs, instrumentation_begin(); /* - * Clear the virtual DR6 value, ptrace() routines will set bits here - * for things it wants signals for. + * Start the virtual/ptrace DR6 value with just the DR_STEP mask + * of the real DR6. ptrace_triggered() will set the DR_TRAPn bits. + * + * Userspace expects DR_STEP to be visible in ptrace_get_debugreg(6) + * even if it is not the result of PTRACE_SINGLESTEP. */ - current->thread.virtual_dr6 = 0; + current->thread.virtual_dr6 = (dr6 & DR_STEP); /* * The SDM says "The processor clears the BTF flag when it |