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-rw-r--r--arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c13
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
index e3c5bc5..2251654 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ static int get_free_idx(struct task_struct* task)
return -ESRCH;
}
-#define O_FORCE 1
-
static inline void clear_user_desc(struct user_desc* info)
{
/* Postcondition: LDT_empty(info) returns true. */
@@ -84,6 +82,8 @@ static inline void clear_user_desc(struct user_desc* info)
info->seg_not_present = 1;
}
+#define O_FORCE 1
+
static int load_TLS(int flags, struct task_struct *to)
{
int ret = 0;
@@ -162,7 +162,13 @@ void clear_flushed_tls(struct task_struct *task)
* SKAS patch. */
int arch_switch_tls_skas(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
{
- return load_TLS(O_FORCE, to);
+ /* We have no need whatsoever to switch TLS for kernel threads; beyond
+ * that, that would also result in us calling os_set_thread_area with
+ * userspace_pid[cpu] == 0, which gives an error. */
+ if (likely(to->mm))
+ return load_TLS(O_FORCE, to);
+
+ return 0;
}
int arch_switch_tls_tt(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
@@ -324,3 +330,4 @@ int ptrace_get_thread_area(struct task_struct *child, int idx,
out:
return ret;
}
+
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