@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lend_\@", "", X86_FEATURE_PTI
.if \no_user_check == 0
/* coming from usermode? */
- testl $SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, PT_CS(%esp)
+ testl $USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, PT_CS(%esp)
jz .Lend_\@
.endif
/* On user-cr3? */
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
testl $X86_EFLAGS_VM, 4*4(%esp)
jnz .Lfrom_usermode_no_fixup_\@
#endif
- testl $SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, 3*4(%esp)
+ testl $USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, 3*4(%esp)
jnz .Lfrom_usermode_no_fixup_\@
orl $CS_FROM_KERNEL, 3*4(%esp)
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
*/
#define SEGMENT_RPL_MASK 0x3
+/*
+ * When running on Xen PV, the actual privilege level of the kernel is 1,
+ * not 0. Testing the Requested Privilege Level in a segment selector to
+ * determine whether the context is user mode or kernel mode with
+ * SEGMENT_RPL_MASK is wrong because the PV kernel's privilege level
+ * matches the 0x3 mask.
+ *
+ * Testing with USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK is valid for both native and Xen PV
+ * kernels because privilege level 2 is never used.
+ */
+#define USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK 0x2
+
/* User mode is privilege level 3: */
#define USER_RPL 0x3