2023-11-30 15:52:41

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <[email protected]>

Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
save people time when wondering why it won't load and says:

-bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
Cc: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 9 ++++++++-
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index a0234dfd1031..1e16bd5ac781 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)

#define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
- ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
+ ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))

static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
index 5a2ae24b1204..43e02b52ad19 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
#define _ASM_X86_IA32_H

-
#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION

#include <linux/compat.h>
@@ -84,4 +83,12 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)

#endif

+static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
+ pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
+#endif
+ return ia32_enabled();
+}
+
#endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */
--
2.42.0.rc0.25.ga82fb66fed25


2023-11-30 16:00:01

by Nikolay Borisov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled



On 30.11.23 г. 17:52 ч., Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <[email protected]>
>
> Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
> save people time when wondering why it won't load and says:
>
> -bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
>
> No functional changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
> Cc: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>

LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>

Would have liked for this function to replace the non-verbose variant
but since it's used in syscall it might be easier to miss.

> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 9 ++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> index a0234dfd1031..1e16bd5ac781 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
> ((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)
>
> #define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
> - ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
> + ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
> (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))
>
> static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> index 5a2ae24b1204..43e02b52ad19 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
> #ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
> #define _ASM_X86_IA32_H
>
> -
> #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
>
> #include <linux/compat.h>
> @@ -84,4 +83,12 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)
>
> #endif
>
> +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> +#endif
> + return ia32_enabled();
> +}
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */

2023-11-30 16:00:34

by Nikolay Borisov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled



On 30.11.23 г. 17:52 ч., Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <[email protected]>
>
> Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
> save people time when wondering why it won't load and says:
>
> -bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
>
> No functional changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
> Cc: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 9 ++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> index a0234dfd1031..1e16bd5ac781 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
> ((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)
>
> #define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
> - ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
> + ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
> (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))
>
> static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> index 5a2ae24b1204..43e02b52ad19 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
> #ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
> #define _ASM_X86_IA32_H
>
> -
> #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
>
> #include <linux/compat.h>
> @@ -84,4 +83,12 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)
>
> #endif
>
> +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION

Hang on, this is wrong, it should be CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED
> + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> +#endif
> + return ia32_enabled();
> +}
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */

2023-11-30 16:04:20

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 06:00:16PM +0200, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> Hang on, this is wrong, it should be CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED

Slow down pls and think: what happens if I boot with ia32_emulation=off
and CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED is not set?

--
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Boris.

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2023-11-30 16:04:46

by Nikolay Borisov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled



On 30.11.23 г. 17:52 ч., Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <[email protected]>
>
> Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
> save people time when wondering why it won't load and says:
>
> -bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
>
> No functional changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
> Cc: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 9 ++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> index a0234dfd1031..1e16bd5ac781 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
> ((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)
>
> #define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
> - ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
> + ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
> (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))
>
> static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> index 5a2ae24b1204..43e02b52ad19 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
> #ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
> #define _ASM_X86_IA32_H
>
> -
> #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
>
> #include <linux/compat.h>
> @@ -84,4 +83,12 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)
>
> #endif
>
> +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");

Actually this will result in a false-positive, even with the
DEFAULT_DISABLED but booting with ia32_emulation = 0 so it's best if
it's predicated on the output of ia32_enabled. This means we'll always
pay the price of the branch even if it's disabled but removes a spurious
notice in a certain case.

> +#endif
> + return ia32_enabled();
> +}
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */

2023-11-30 16:09:23

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 04:52:13PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> +#endif
> + return ia32_enabled();
> +}

As Nik rightfully points out offlist, this should rather be something
like:

---
bool enabled = ia32_enabled();

#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
if (!enabled)
pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
#endif

return enabled;
---

Thx.

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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2023-11-30 16:42:53

by Brian Gerst

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:09 AM Borislav Petkov <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 04:52:13PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> > +{
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> > + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> > +#endif
> > + return ia32_enabled();
> > +}
>
> As Nik rightfully points out offlist, this should rather be something
> like:
>
> ---
> bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> if (!enabled)
> pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> #endif
>
> return enabled;

The #ifdef isn't necessary, as ia32_enabled() will always return false
in that case.

Brian Gerst

2023-11-30 16:47:40

by Brian Gerst

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:42 AM Brian Gerst <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:09 AM Borislav Petkov <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 04:52:13PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > > +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> > > +{
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> > > + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> > > +#endif
> > > + return ia32_enabled();
> > > +}
> >
> > As Nik rightfully points out offlist, this should rather be something
> > like:
> >
> > ---
> > bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> > if (!enabled)
> > pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> > #endif
> >
> > return enabled;
>
> The #ifdef isn't necessary, as ia32_enabled() will always return false
> in that case.

Scratch that, I misread it. If compat is disabled at build time you
don't want the message to appear, or at least would want a different
message.

Brian Gerst

2023-12-06 17:21:14

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: [PATCH -v2] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:39:33 +0100

Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
save people time when wondering why it won't load and trying to execute
it, would say:

-bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
Cc: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 11 ++++++++++-
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index a0234dfd1031..1e16bd5ac781 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)

#define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
- ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
+ ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))

static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
index 5a2ae24b1204..094886a8717e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
#define _ASM_X86_IA32_H

-
#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION

#include <linux/compat.h>
@@ -84,4 +83,14 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)

#endif

+static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
+{
+ bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
+
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !enabled)
+ pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
+
+ return enabled;
+}
+
#endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */
--
2.42.0.rc0.25.ga82fb66fed25

--
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Boris.

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2023-12-08 18:42:40

by Nikolay Borisov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled



On 6.12.23 г. 19:20 ч., Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:39:33 +0100
>
> Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
> save people time when wondering why it won't load and trying to execute
> it, would say:
>
> -bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
> Cc: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>

LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>


> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 11 ++++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> index a0234dfd1031..1e16bd5ac781 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
> ((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)
>
> #define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
> - ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
> + ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
> (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))
>
> static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> index 5a2ae24b1204..094886a8717e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
> #ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
> #define _ASM_X86_IA32_H
>
> -
> #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
>
> #include <linux/compat.h>
> @@ -84,4 +83,14 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)
>
> #endif
>
> +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> +{
> + bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
> +
> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !enabled)

nit: But why check config_ia32_emulation explicitly, its state should
already be accounted for in ia32_enabled's value? So this check can
simply be 'if (!enabled)'

> + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> +
> + return enabled;
> +}
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */

2023-12-08 19:28:28

by Nikolay Borisov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled



On 8.12.23 г. 21:22 ч., Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 08:42:29PM +0200, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
>>> +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
>>> +{
>>> + bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
>>> +
>>> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !enabled)
>>
>> nit: But why check config_ia32_emulation explicitly, its state should
>> already be accounted for in ia32_enabled's value? So this check can simply
>> be 'if (!enabled)'
>>
>>> + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
> ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> If CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is disabled, is there any 32-bit emulation to
> be enabled, at all?
>

Ah, the !enabled condition will then trigger so it will result in a
false print. Fair enough...

2023-12-10 15:45:32

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 08:42:29PM +0200, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> > +static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
> > +{
> > + bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
> > +
> > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !enabled)
>
> nit: But why check config_ia32_emulation explicitly, its state should
> already be accounted for in ia32_enabled's value? So this check can simply
> be 'if (!enabled)'
>
> > + pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
^^^^^^^^^^

If CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is disabled, is there any 32-bit emulation to
be enabled, at all?

--
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Boris.

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Subject: [tip: x86/misc] x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

The following commit has been merged into the x86/misc branch of tip:

Commit-ID: f789383fa34a266d0c1a76f272043a15a8edf733
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/f789383fa34a266d0c1a76f272043a15a8edf733
Author: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:39:33 +01:00
Committer: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
CommitterDate: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:14:28 +01:00

x86/ia32: State that IA32 emulation is disabled

Issue a short message once, on the first try to load a 32-bit process to
save people time when wondering why it won't load and trying to execute
it, would say:

-bash: ./strsep32: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
---
arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h | 11 ++++++++++-
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index a0234df..1e16bd5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ do { \
((x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64)

#define compat_elf_check_arch(x) \
- ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled()) || \
+ ((elf_check_arch_ia32(x) && ia32_enabled_verbose()) || \
(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) && (x)->e_machine == EM_X86_64))

static inline void elf_common_init(struct thread_struct *t,
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
index 5a2ae24..094886a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_IA32_H
#define _ASM_X86_IA32_H

-
#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION

#include <linux/compat.h>
@@ -84,4 +83,14 @@ static inline bool ia32_enabled(void)

#endif

+static inline bool ia32_enabled_verbose(void)
+{
+ bool enabled = ia32_enabled();
+
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !enabled)
+ pr_notice_once("32-bit emulation disabled. You can reenable with ia32_emulation=on\n");
+
+ return enabled;
+}
+
#endif /* _ASM_X86_IA32_H */