powerpc/64s: Fix copy-paste data exposure into newly created tasks
copy-paste contains implicit "copy buffer" state that can contain arbitrary user data (if the user process executes a copy instruction). This could be snooped by another process if a context switch hits while the state is live. So cp_abort is executed on context switch to clear out possible sensitive data and prevent the leak. cp_abort is done after the low level _switch(), which means it is never reached by newly created tasks, so they could snoop on this buffer between their first and second context switch. Fix this by doing the cp_abort before calling _switch. Add some comments which should make the issue harder to miss. Fixes: 07d2a628 ("powerpc/64s: Avoid cpabort in context switch when possible") Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210622053036.474678-1-npiggin@gmail.com
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