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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 94e7618fcac8..35664547125b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ struct pt_regs {
#ifdef __KERNEL__
#include <linux/init.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+#include <asm/paravirt_types.h>
+#endif
struct cpuinfo_x86;
struct task_struct;
@@ -187,6 +190,22 @@ static inline int v8086_mode(struct pt_regs *regs)
#endif
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+static inline bool user_64bit_mode(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+#ifndef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+ /*
+ * On non-paravirt systems, this is the only long mode CPL 3
+ * selector. We do not allow long mode selectors in the LDT.
+ */
+ return regs->cs == __USER_CS;
+#else
+ /* Headers are too twisted for this to go in paravirt.h. */
+ return regs->cs == __USER_CS || regs->cs == pv_info.extra_user_64bit_cs;
+#endif
+}
+#endif
+
/*
* X86_32 CPUs don't save ss and esp if the CPU is already in kernel mode
* when it traps. The previous stack will be directly underneath the saved