The __clear_user function is defined to return the number of bytes that
could not be cleared. From the underlying memset / bzero implementation
this means setting register a2 to that number on return. Currently if a
page fault is triggered within the memset_partial block, the value
loaded into a2 on return is meaningless.

The label .Lpartial_fixup\@ is jumped to on page fault. Currently it
masks the remaining count of bytes (a2) with STORMASK, meaning that the
least significant 2 (32bit) or 3 (64bit) bits of the remaining count are
always clear.
Secondly, .Lpartial_fixup\@ expects t1 to contain the end address of the
copy. This is set up by the initial block:
        PTR_ADDU        t1, a0                  /* end address */
However, the .Lmemset_partial\@ block then reuses register t1 to
calculate a jump through a block of word copies. This leaves it no
longer containing the end address of the copy operation if a page fault
occurs, and the remaining bytes calculation is incorrect.

Fix these issues by removing the and of a2 with STORMASK, and replace t1
with register t2 in the .Lmemset_partial\@ block.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfe...@mips.com>
---

 arch/mips/lib/memset.S | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/memset.S b/arch/mips/lib/memset.S
index 90bcdf1224ee..3257dca58cad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/memset.S
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/memset.S
@@ -161,19 +161,19 @@
 
 .Lmemset_partial\@:
        R10KCBARRIER(0(ra))
-       PTR_LA          t1, 2f                  /* where to start */
+       PTR_LA          t2, 2f                  /* where to start */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS
        LONG_SRL        t7, t0, 1
 #endif
 #if LONGSIZE == 4
-       PTR_SUBU        t1, FILLPTRG
+       PTR_SUBU        t2, FILLPTRG
 #else
        .set            noat
        LONG_SRL        AT, FILLPTRG, 1
-       PTR_SUBU        t1, AT
+       PTR_SUBU        t2, AT
        .set            at
 #endif
-       jr              t1
+       jr              t2
        PTR_ADDU        a0, t0                  /* dest ptr */
 
        .set            push
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@
 
 .Lpartial_fixup\@:
        PTR_L           t0, TI_TASK($28)
-       andi            a2, STORMASK
        LONG_L          t0, THREAD_BUADDR(t0)
        LONG_ADDU       a2, t1
        jr              ra
-- 
2.7.4

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