[PATCH] x86_64: allow setting RF in EFLAGS

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / arch / x86_64 / kernel / ptrace.c

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
index a87b6cebe80fc45e3fced915120c619215e5e87a..86248bc9303ea24e81ac19598c86e939e5730921 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@
  * in exit.c or in signal.c.
  */
 
-/* determines which flags the user has access to. */
-/* 1 = access 0 = no access */
-#define FLAG_MASK 0x44dd5UL
+/*
+ * Determines which flags the user has access to [1 = access, 0 = no access].
+ * Prohibits changing ID(21), VIP(20), VIF(19), VM(17), IOPL(12-13), IF(9).
+ * Also masks reserved bits (63-22, 15, 5, 3, 1).
+ */
+#define FLAG_MASK 0x54dd5UL
 
 /* set's the trap flag. */
 #define TRAP_FLAG 0x100UL