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Every in-kernel use of this function defined it to KERNEL_DS (either as
an actual define, or as an inline function).  It's an entirely
historical artifact, and long long long ago used to actually read the
segment selector valueof '%ds' on x86.

Which in the kernel is always KERNEL_DS.

Inspired by a patch from Jann Horn that just did this for a very small
subset of users (the ones in fs/), along with Al who suggested a script.
I then just took it to the logical extreme and removed all the remaining
gunk.

Roughly scripted with

   git grep -l '(get_ds())' -- :^tools/ | xargs sed -i 's/(get_ds())/(KERNEL_DS)/'
   git grep -lw 'get_ds' -- :^tools/ | xargs sed -i '/^#define get_ds()/d'

plus manual fixups to remove a few unusual usage patterns, the couple of
inline function cases and to fix up a comment that had become stale.

The 'get_ds()' function remains in an x86 kvm selftest, since in user
space it actually does something relevant.

Inspired-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Inspired-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/alpha/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { -0x40000000000UL })

#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define set_fs(x) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (x))

#define segment_eq(a, b) ((a).seg == (b).seg)
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/arm/include/asm/uaccess.h
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Expand Up @@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ extern int __put_user_bad(void);
* Note that this is actually 0x1,0000,0000
*/
#define KERNEL_DS 0x00000000
#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)

#ifdef CONFIG_MMU

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion arch/arm/kernel/process.c
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Expand Up @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
if ((domain & domain_mask(DOMAIN_USER)) ==
domain_val(DOMAIN_USER, DOMAIN_NOACCESS))
segment = "none";
else if (fs == get_ds())
else if (fs == KERNEL_DS)
segment = "kernel";
else
segment = "user";
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions arch/arm/xen/hypercall.S
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Expand Up @@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ ENTRY(privcmd_call)

/*
* Disable userspace access from kernel. This is fine to do it
* unconditionally as no set_fs(KERNEL_DS)/set_fs(get_ds()) is
* called before.
* unconditionally as no set_fs(KERNEL_DS) is called before.
*/
uaccess_disable r4

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/arm64/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#include <asm/memory.h>
#include <asm/extable.h>

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)

static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/csky/include/asm/segment.h
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Expand Up @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ typedef struct {
} mm_segment_t;

#define KERNEL_DS ((mm_segment_t) { 0xFFFFFFFF })
#define get_ds() KERNEL_DS

#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { 0x80000000UL })
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
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6 changes: 0 additions & 6 deletions arch/h8300/include/asm/segment.h
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Expand Up @@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ static inline mm_segment_t get_fs(void)
return USER_DS;
}

static inline mm_segment_t get_ds(void)
{
/* return the supervisor data space code */
return KERNEL_DS;
}

#define segment_eq(a, b) ((a).seg == (b).seg)

#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/ia64/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define KERNEL_DS ((mm_segment_t) { ~0UL }) /* cf. access_ok() */
#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { TASK_SIZE-1 }) /* cf. access_ok() */

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define set_fs(x) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (x))

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7 changes: 0 additions & 7 deletions arch/m68k/include/asm/segment.h
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Expand Up @@ -45,16 +45,9 @@ static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t val)
: /* no outputs */ : "r" (val.seg) : "memory");
}

static inline mm_segment_t get_ds(void)
{
/* return the supervisor data space code */
return KERNEL_DS;
}

#else
#define USER_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(TASK_SIZE)
#define KERNEL_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(0xFFFFFFFF)
#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define set_fs(x) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (x))
#endif
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/microblaze/include/asm/uaccess.h
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# define USER_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(TASK_SIZE - 1)
# endif

# define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
# define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
# define set_fs(val) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (val))

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
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Expand Up @@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ extern u64 __ua_limit;
#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { __UA_LIMIT })
#endif

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define set_fs(x) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (x))

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions arch/mips/kernel/ftrace.c
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Expand Up @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned int new_code)
return -EFAULT;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
flush_icache_range(ip, ip + 8);
set_fs(old_fs);

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ip -= 4;
old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
flush_icache_range(ip, ip + 8);
set_fs(old_fs);

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return -EFAULT;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
flush_icache_range(ip, ip + 8);
set_fs(old_fs);

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
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Expand Up @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
mm_segment_t old_fs;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);

kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), NULL);

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/* Kernel mode. Set correct address limit */
old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);

if (atomic_read(&kgdb_active) != -1)
kgdb_nmicallback(smp_processor_id(), regs);
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
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Expand Up @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_tr(struct pt_regs *regs)

seg = get_fs();
if (!user_mode(regs))
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);

prev_state = exception_enter();
current->thread.trap_nr = (regs->cp0_cause >> 2) & 0x1f;
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/nds32/include/asm/uaccess.h
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Expand Up @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ extern int fixup_exception(struct pt_regs *regs);
#define KERNEL_DS ((mm_segment_t) { ~0UL })
#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) {TASK_SIZE - 1})

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define user_addr_max get_fs

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion arch/nds32/kernel/process.c
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Expand Up @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
regs->uregs[3], regs->uregs[2], regs->uregs[1], regs->uregs[0]);
pr_info(" IRQs o%s Segment %s\n",
interrupts_enabled(regs) ? "n" : "ff",
segment_eq(get_fs(), get_ds())? "kernel" : "user");
segment_eq(get_fs(), KERNEL_DS)? "kernel" : "user");
}

EXPORT_SYMBOL(show_regs);
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/nios2/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define USER_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(0x80000000UL)
#define KERNEL_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(0)

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)

#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define set_fs(seg) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (seg))
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/openrisc/include/asm/uaccess.h
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*/

#define KERNEL_DS (~0UL)
#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)

#define USER_DS (TASK_SIZE)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/parisc/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define segment_eq(a, b) ((a).seg == (b).seg)

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define set_fs(x) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (x))

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define USER_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(TASK_SIZE - 1)
#endif

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current->thread.addr_limit)

static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/riscv/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define KERNEL_DS (~0UL)
#define USER_DS (TASK_SIZE)

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)

static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/s390/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define USER_DS (2)
#define USER_DS_SACF (3)

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current->thread.mm_segment)
#define segment_eq(a,b) (((a) & 2) == ((b) & 2))

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/sh/include/asm/segment.h
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Expand Up @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ typedef struct {

#define segment_eq(a, b) ((a).seg == (b).seg)

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)

#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)
#define set_fs(x) (current_thread_info()->addr_limit = (x))
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/sparc/include/asm/uaccess_32.h
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#define KERNEL_DS ((mm_segment_t) { 0 })
#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { -1 })

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current->thread.current_ds)
#define set_fs(val) ((current->thread.current_ds) = (val))

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/sparc/include/asm/uaccess_64.h
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#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { ASI_AIUS }) /* har har har */

#define get_fs() ((mm_segment_t){(current_thread_info()->current_ds)})
#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)

#define segment_eq(a, b) ((a).seg == (b).seg)

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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define KERNEL_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(-1UL)
#define USER_DS MAKE_MM_SEG(TASK_SIZE_MAX)

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current->thread.addr_limit)
static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
{
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2 changes: 0 additions & 2 deletions arch/xtensa/include/asm/asm-uaccess.h
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#define KERNEL_DS 0
#define USER_DS 1

#define get_ds (KERNEL_DS)

/*
* get_fs reads current->thread.current_ds into a register.
* On Entry:
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
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#define KERNEL_DS ((mm_segment_t) { 0 })
#define USER_DS ((mm_segment_t) { 1 })

#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current->thread.current_ds)
#define set_fs(val) (current->thread.current_ds = (val))

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/osdep_service.c
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Expand Up @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int isFileReadable(char *path)
ret = PTR_ERR(fp);
}
else {
oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(get_ds());
oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);

if (1!=readFile(fp, &buf, 1))
ret = -EINVAL;
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if (0 == (ret =openFile(&fp, path, O_RDONLY, 0))) {
DBG_871X("%s openFile path:%s fp =%p\n", __func__, path , fp);

oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(get_ds());
oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
ret =readFile(fp, buf, sz);
set_fs(oldfs);
closeFile(fp);
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions fs/read_write.c
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Expand Up @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ ssize_t kernel_read(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
ssize_t result;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
/* The cast to a user pointer is valid due to the set_fs() */
result = vfs_read(file, (void __user *)buf, count, pos);
set_fs(old_fs);
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return -EINVAL;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
p = (__force const char __user *)buf;
if (count > MAX_RW_COUNT)
count = MAX_RW_COUNT;
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ssize_t res;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
/* The cast to a user pointer is valid due to the set_fs() */
res = vfs_write(file, (__force const char __user *)buf, count, pos);
set_fs(old_fs);
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion fs/splice.c
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Expand Up @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static ssize_t kernel_readv(struct file *file, const struct kvec *vec,
ssize_t res;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
/* The cast to a user pointer is valid due to the set_fs() */
res = vfs_readv(file, (const struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &pos, 0);
set_fs(old_fs);
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion include/asm-generic/uaccess.h
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#endif

#ifndef get_fs
#define get_ds() (KERNEL_DS)
#define get_fs() (current_thread_info()->addr_limit)

static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion security/integrity/iint.c
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Expand Up @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int integrity_kernel_read(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
return -EBADF;

old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(get_ds());
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
ret = __vfs_read(file, buf, count, &offset);
set_fs(old_fs);

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