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force_iret() was originally intended to prevent the return to user mode with the SYSRET or SYSEXIT instructions, in cases where the register state could have been changed to be incompatible with those instructions. The entry code has been significantly reworked since then, and register state is validated before SYSRET or SYSEXIT are used. force_iret() no longer serves its original purpose and can be eliminated. Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Acked-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191219115812.102620-1-brgerst@gmail.com
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.