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[PATCH v2 2/5] x86/pvh: Use correct size value in GDT descriptor



From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>

The limit field in a GDT descriptor is an inclusive bound, and therefore
one less than the size of the covered range.

Reviewed-by: Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
index ce4fd8d33da4..5a196fb3ebd8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(pvh_start_xen)
        .section ".init.data","aw"
        .balign 8
 SYM_DATA_START_LOCAL(gdt)
-       .word gdt_end - gdt_start
+       .word gdt_end - gdt_start - 1
        .long _pa(gdt_start) /* x86-64 will overwrite if relocated. */
        .word 0
 SYM_DATA_END(gdt)
-- 
2.46.1.824.gd892dcdcdd-goog




 


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