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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h index ac4b9aa4d999..bc16115af39b 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h @@ -41,13 +41,17 @@ struct pt_regs { #ifndef __KERNEL__ struct pt_regs { +/* + * C ABI says these regs are callee-preserved. They aren't saved on kernel entry + * unless syscall needs a complete, fully filled "struct pt_regs". + */ unsigned long r15; unsigned long r14; unsigned long r13; unsigned long r12; unsigned long rbp; unsigned long rbx; -/* arguments: non interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save up to here*/ +/* These regs are callee-clobbered. Always saved on kernel entry. */ unsigned long r11; unsigned long r10; unsigned long r9; @@ -57,9 +61,12 @@ struct pt_regs { unsigned long rdx; unsigned long rsi; unsigned long rdi; +/* + * On syscall entry, this is syscall#. On CPU exception, this is error code. + * On hw interrupt, it's IRQ number: + */ unsigned long orig_rax; -/* end of arguments */ -/* cpu exception frame or undefined */ +/* Return frame for iretq */ unsigned long rip; unsigned long cs; unsigned long eflags; |