Subject: Re: [regression] x86/signal/64: Fix SS handling for signals delivered
 to 64-bit programs breaks dosemu
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Cc: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>,
        Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@parallels.com>, Stas Sergeev <stsp@list.ru>,
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From: Raymond Jennings <shentino@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:01:04 -0700
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On 08/13/15 14:46, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Raymond Jennings <shentino@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am curious about what's supposed to happen normally on signal delivery.
>>
>> Is SS a register that's supposed to be preserved like EIP/RIP and CS when a
>> signal is delivered?
> What exactly does "supposed" mean?
Basically, when a process/thread receives a signal, what happens to its 
registers?
> So clearly, we're not "supposed" to save/restore it. Because reality
> matters a hell of a lot more than any theoretical arguments.
So it still counts as a regression if the kernel pulls the rug out from 
under someone that was relying on undocumented or buggy behavior?
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