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+#include <linux/unistd.h>
+#include "sysdep/tls.h"
+#include "user_util.h"
+
+static _syscall1(int, get_thread_area, user_desc_t *, u_info);
+
+/* Checks whether host supports TLS, and sets *tls_min according to the value
+ * valid on the host.
+ * i386 host have it == 6; x86_64 host have it == 12, for i386 emulation. */
+void check_host_supports_tls(int *supports_tls, int *tls_min) {
+       /* Values for x86 and x86_64.*/
+       int val[] = {GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN_I386, GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN_X86_64};
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(val); i++) {
+               user_desc_t info;
+               info.entry_number = val[i];
+
+               if (get_thread_area(&info) == 0) {
+                       *tls_min = val[i];
+                       *supports_tls = 1;
+                       return;
+               } else {
+                       if (errno == EINVAL)
+                               continue;
+                       else if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                               *supports_tls = 0;
+                               return;
+               }
+       }
+
+       *supports_tls = 0;
+}
 
 #ifdef UML_CONFIG_MODE_TT
 #include "linux/unistd.h"
 
-_syscall1(int, get_thread_area, user_desc_t *, u_info);
-_syscall1(int, set_thread_area, user_desc_t *, u_info);
+static _syscall1(int, get_thread_area, user_desc_t *, u_info);
+static _syscall1(int, set_thread_area, user_desc_t *, u_info);
 
 int do_set_thread_area_tt(user_desc_t *info)
 {
 
 #include "skas.h"
 #endif
 
+/* If needed we can detect when it's uninitialized. */
+static int host_supports_tls = -1;
+int host_gdt_entry_tls_min = -1;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODE_SKAS
 int do_set_thread_area_skas(struct user_desc *info)
 {
        }
 }
 
-/* This in SKAS0 does not need to be used, since we have different host
- * processes. Nor will this need to be used when we'll add support to the host
+/* In SKAS0 mode, currently, multiple guest threads sharing the same ->mm have a
+ * common host process. So this is needed in SKAS0 too.
+ *
+ * However, if each thread had a different host process (and this was discussed
+ * for SMP support) this won't be needed.
+ *
+ * And this will not need be used when (and if) we'll add support to the host
  * SKAS patch. */
+
 int arch_switch_tls_skas(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
 {
+       if (!host_supports_tls)
+               return 0;
+
        /* We have no need whatsoever to switch TLS for kernel threads; beyond
         * that, that would also result in us calling os_set_thread_area with
         * userspace_pid[cpu] == 0, which gives an error. */
 
 int arch_switch_tls_tt(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
 {
+       if (!host_supports_tls)
+               return 0;
+
        if (needs_TLS_update(to))
                return load_TLS(0, to);
 
        struct user_desc info;
        int idx, ret;
 
+       if (!host_supports_tls)
+               return -ENOSYS;
+
        if (copy_from_user(&info, user_desc, sizeof(info)))
                return -EFAULT;
 
 {
        struct user_desc info;
 
+       if (!host_supports_tls)
+               return -EIO;
+
        if (copy_from_user(&info, user_desc, sizeof(info)))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        struct user_desc info;
        int idx, ret;
 
+       if (!host_supports_tls)
+               return -ENOSYS;
+
        if (get_user(idx, &user_desc->entry_number))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        struct user_desc info;
        int ret;
 
+       if (!host_supports_tls)
+               return -EIO;
+
        ret = get_tls_entry(child, &info, idx);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        return ret;
 }
 
+
+/* XXX: This part is probably common to i386 and x86-64. Don't create a common
+ * file for now, do that when implementing x86-64 support.*/
+static int __init __setup_host_supports_tls(void) {
+       check_host_supports_tls(&host_supports_tls, &host_gdt_entry_tls_min);
+       if (host_supports_tls) {
+               printk(KERN_INFO "Host TLS support detected\n");
+               printk(KERN_INFO "Detected host type: ");
+               switch (host_gdt_entry_tls_min) {
+                       case GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN_I386:
+                               printk("i386\n");
+                               break;
+                       case GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN_X86_64:
+                               printk("x86_64\n");
+                               break;
+               }
+       } else
+               printk(KERN_ERR "  Host TLS support NOT detected! "
+                               "TLS support inside UML will not work\n");
+       return 1;
+}
+
+__initcall(__setup_host_supports_tls);