1)-PT(AR_BSPSTORE) > (p6) cmp4.ne.unc p6,p0=r15, r0 // any special work pending? > (p6) br.cond.spnt .work_pending_syscall > ;; > ld8 r9=[r2],PT(CR_IPSR)-PT(R9) > ld8 r11=[r3],PT(CR_IIP)-PT(R11) > (pNonSys) break 0 // bug check: we shouldn't be here if pNonSys is TRUE! > ;; > invala > <<< window: to here >>> > rsm psr.i | psr.ic // turn off interrupts and interruption collection If pUStk is true, it means we are going to return user mode, hence we fetch ar.itc to get time at leave from system. It seems that it is not possible to interrupt the window if pUStk is true, because interrupts are disabled early. And also disabling interrupt makes sense because it is safe for referring current_thread_info()->flags. However interrupting the window while pUStk is true was possible. The route was: ia64_trace_syscall -> .work_pending_syscall_end -> .work_processed_syscall Only in case entering the window from this route, interrupts are enabled during in the window even if pUStk is true. I suppose interrupts must be disabled here anyway if pUStk is true. I'm not sure but afraid that what kind of bad effect were there, other than crazy system time which I found. FYI, there was a commit 6f6d75825dc49b082906b84537b4df28293c2977 that points out a bug at same point(exit of ia64_trace_syscall) in 2006. It can be said that there was an another bug. Signed-off-by: Hidetoshi Seto Signed-off-by: Tony Luck ¹y‰'•