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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
index cc5d98bdca37..94fc4fa14127 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@ struct cpu_entry_area {
char gdt[PAGE_SIZE];
/*
- * The GDT is just below cpu_tss and thus serves (on x86_64) as a
- * a read-only guard page for the SYSENTER stack at the bottom
- * of the TSS region.
+ * The GDT is just below SYSENTER_stack and thus serves (on x86_64) as
+ * a a read-only guard page.
+ */
+ struct SYSENTER_stack_page SYSENTER_stack_page;
+
+ /*
+ * On x86_64, the TSS is mapped RO. On x86_32, it's mapped RW because
+ * we need task switches to work, and task switches write to the TSS.
*/
struct tss_struct tss;
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ static inline struct cpu_entry_area *get_cpu_entry_area(int cpu)
static inline struct SYSENTER_stack *cpu_SYSENTER_stack(int cpu)
{
- return &get_cpu_entry_area(cpu)->tss.SYSENTER_stack;
+ return &get_cpu_entry_area(cpu)->SYSENTER_stack_page.stack;
}
#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */