in kernel/ptrace.c [467:506]
static void set_reg(struct pt_regs *regs, int num, unsigned long val)
{
switch (num) {
case RI(gr[0]): /*
* PSW is in gr[0].
* Allow writing to Nullify, Divide-step-correction,
* and carry/borrow bits.
* BEWARE, if you set N, and then single step, it won't
* stop on the nullified instruction.
*/
val &= USER_PSW_BITS;
regs->gr[0] &= ~USER_PSW_BITS;
regs->gr[0] |= val;
return;
case RI(gr[1]) ... RI(gr[31]):
regs->gr[num - RI(gr[0])] = val;
return;
case RI(iaoq[0]):
case RI(iaoq[1]):
/* set 2 lowest bits to ensure userspace privilege: */
regs->iaoq[num - RI(iaoq[0])] = val | 3;
return;
case RI(sar): regs->sar = val;
return;
default: return;
#if 0
/* do not allow to change any of the following registers (yet) */
case RI(sr[0]) ... RI(sr[7]): return regs->sr[num - RI(sr[0])];
case RI(iasq[0]): return regs->iasq[0];
case RI(iasq[1]): return regs->iasq[1];
case RI(iir): return regs->iir;
case RI(isr): return regs->isr;
case RI(ior): return regs->ior;
case RI(ipsw): return regs->ipsw;
case RI(cr27): return regs->cr27;
case cr0, cr24, cr25, cr26, cr27, cr28, cr29, cr30, cr31;
case cr8, cr9, cr12, cr13, cr10, cr15;
#endif
}
}