remove lock prefix from is_at_popf() tests From: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> The lock prefix will cause an exception when used with the popf instruction, so no need to continue searching after it's found. Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen --- arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c +++ linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int is_at_popf(struct task_struct case 0x26: case 0x2e: case 0x36: case 0x3e: case 0x64: case 0x65: - case 0xf0: case 0xf2: case 0xf3: + case 0xf2: case 0xf3: continue; case 0x40 ... 0x4f: @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int is_at_popf(struct task_struct /* 64-bit mode: REX prefix */ continue; - /* CHECKME: f0, f2, f3 */ + /* CHECKME: f2, f3 */ /* * pushf: NOTE! We should probably not let