ARM: Ensure predictable endian state on signal handler entry

commit 53399053eb upstream.

Ensure a predictable endian state when entering signal handlers.  This
avoids programs which use SETEND to momentarily switch their endian
state from having their signal handlers entered with an unpredictable
endian state.

Acked-by: Dave Martin <dave.martin@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
This commit is contained in:
Russell King
2011-02-20 12:22:52 +00:00
committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman
parent 521b1e63de
commit eaa6ef804e

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@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ setup_return(struct pt_regs *regs, struct k_sigaction *ka,
unsigned long handler = (unsigned long)ka->sa.sa_handler;
unsigned long retcode;
int thumb = 0;
unsigned long cpsr = regs->ARM_cpsr & ~PSR_f;
unsigned long cpsr = regs->ARM_cpsr & ~(PSR_f | PSR_E_BIT);
cpsr |= PSR_ENDSTATE;
/*
* Maybe we need to deliver a 32-bit signal to a 26-bit task.