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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 0cc6af62f34d..3824867c8993 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -1535,7 +1535,24 @@ ENTRY(nmi)
/*
* Determine whether we're a nested NMI.
*
- * First check "NMI executing". If it's set, then we're nested.
+ * If we interrupted kernel code between repeat_nmi and
+ * end_repeat_nmi, then we are a nested NMI. We must not
+ * modify the "iret" frame because it's being written by
+ * the outer NMI. That's okay; the outer NMI handler is
+ * about to about to call do_nmi anyway, so we can just
+ * resume the outer NMI.
+ */
+
+ movq $repeat_nmi, %rdx
+ cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx
+ ja 1f
+ movq $end_repeat_nmi, %rdx
+ cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx
+ ja nested_nmi_out
+1:
+
+ /*
+ * Now check "NMI executing". If it's set, then we're nested.
* This will not detect if we interrupted an outer NMI just
* before IRET.
*/
@@ -1562,21 +1579,6 @@ ENTRY(nmi)
nested_nmi:
/*
- * If we interrupted an NMI that is between repeat_nmi and
- * end_repeat_nmi, then we must not modify the "iret" frame
- * because it's being written by the outer NMI. That's okay;
- * the outer NMI handler is about to call do_nmi anyway,
- * so we can just resume the outer NMI.
- */
- movq $repeat_nmi, %rdx
- cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx
- ja 1f
- movq $end_repeat_nmi, %rdx
- cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx
- ja nested_nmi_out
-
-1:
- /*
* Modify the "iret" frame to point to repeat_nmi, forcing another
* iteration of NMI handling.
*/