[PATCH urgent 0/2] x86: vm86 fix and test

From	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	[PATCH urgent 0/2] x86: vm86 fix and test
Date	2015-10-31 06:50 +0100
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Calling vm86 and then forking will corrupt things.  Fix it.

This is for x86/urgent.  It fixes a 4.3 regression.

Andy Lutomirski (2):
  selftests/x86: Add a fork() to entry_from_vm86 to catch fork bugs
  x86/vm86: Set thread.vm86 to NULL on fork/clone

 arch/x86/kernel/process.c                     | 3 +++
 tools/testing/selftests/x86/entry_from_vm86.c | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

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2.4.3

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[PATCH urgent 0/2] x86: vm86 fix and test Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2015-10-31 06:50 +0100
  [PATCH urgent 1/2] selftests/x86: Add a fork() to entry_from_vm86 to catch fork bugs Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2015-10-31 06:50 +0100
    [tip:x86/urgent] selftests/x86: Add a fork()   to entry_from_vm86 to catch fork bugs tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2015-10-31 10:00 +0100

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