Commit d7a6797e0b ("powerpc: add exit_flags field in pt_regs") added
the exit_flags field to struct pt_regs to pass internal exit control
flags (e.g. _TIF_RESTOREALL) from syscall_exit_prepare() to the
low-level assembly exit path.
However, the field was placed in a way that was visible to userspace
tools such as strace via PTRACE_GETREGS, or caused a struct layout or
size regression observable through ptrace. The field is purely
kernel-internal and must not be exposed beyond the user_pt_regs
boundary.
Move exit_flags into struct thread_info where it is only accessible to
the kernel, and keep it out of the ptrace-visible register window
entirely.
Fixes: d7a6797e0b ("powerpc: add exit_flags field in pt_regs")
Reported-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@strace.io>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260722070155.GA11808@strace.io/
Signed-off-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <mkchauras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.ibm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260723194809.4046600-1-mkchauras@gmail.com
Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM)andMadhavan Srinivasan
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