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@ 2007-12-06 16:16 Glauber de Oliveira Costa
  2007-12-06 16:16   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
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  0 siblings, 5 replies; 195+ messages in thread
From: Glauber de Oliveira Costa @ 2007-12-06 16:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel
  Cc: akpm, glommer, tglx, mingo, ehabkost, jeremy, avi, anthony,
	virtualization, rusty, ak, chrisw, rostedt, hpa, zach

Hi,

this is a series of patches that unify the struct desc_struct and friends
across x86_64 and i386. As usual, it provides paravirt capabilities as a
side-effect for x86_64.

I consider the main goal, namely, of unifying the desc_struct, an ongoing
effort, being this the beginning. A lot of old code has to be touched to
accomplish that. 

I don't consider this patch ready for inclusion. Basically, the main reason
is that I change the signatures of write_idt_entry(), write_gdt_entry(), and
write_ldt_entry(). This is needed to account for the differences between the
two architectures. (For example, gate descriptors in x86_64 are 16-byte long
and can't be represented by low and high entries). As my patch series were
64-bit only, I hadn't come across the problem before.

I think this interface is sane, but I'd like to hear opinions. Specially
from Jeremy and Zach, since it would touch xen and vmi code. The later, by
the way, is _not_ included in this series. Being the interface acked, we
still have to write it.

Thanks in advance for the review in opinions to come.



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2007-12-06 16:16 [PATCH 0/19] desc_struct integration Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16 ` [PATCH 1/19] unify desc_struct Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16   ` [PATCH 2/19] unify struct desc_ptr Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16     ` [PATCH 3/19] change gdt acessor macro name Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16       ` [PATCH 4/19] removed unused variable Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16         ` [PATCH 5/19] introduce gate_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16           ` [PATCH 6/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16             ` [PATCH 7/19] introduce ldt_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16               ` [PATCH 8/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                 ` [PATCH 9/19] introduce fill_ldt Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                   ` [PATCH 10/19] change write_gdt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                     ` [PATCH 11/19] change write_ldt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                       ` [PATCH 12/19] move constants to desc_defs.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                         ` [PATCH 13/19] unify non-paravirt parts of desc.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                           ` [PATCH 14/19] use the same data type for tls_array Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                             ` [PATCH 15/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                               ` [PATCH 16/19] provide tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                               ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                                 ` [PATCH 17/19] unify paravirt pieces of descriptor handling Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                                   ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                                     ` [PATCH 19/19] unify set_tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                                     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                                   ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                                 ` [PATCH 17/19] unify paravirt pieces of descriptor handling Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                             ` [PATCH 15/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16                 ` [PATCH 9/19] introduce fill_ldt Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16               ` [PATCH 8/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16             ` [PATCH 7/19] introduce ldt_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16           ` [PATCH 6/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 16:16     ` [PATCH 3/19] change gdt acessor macro name Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 19:24   ` [PATCH 1/19] unify desc_struct Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-12-06 19:37     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 19:37     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 19:24   ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-12-06 20:54   ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-06 21:20     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 22:03       ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-12-06 22:03       ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-12-06 21:20     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-06 20:54   ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-12 12:53 ` [PATCH 0/19] desc_struct integration Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53   ` [PATCH 01/19] unify desc_struct Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53     ` [PATCH 02/19] unify struct desc_ptr Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53       ` [PATCH 03/19] change gdt acessor macro name Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53         ` [PATCH 04/19] removed unused variable Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53           ` [PATCH 05/19] introduce gate_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53             ` [PATCH 06/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53               ` [PATCH 07/19] introduce ldt_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53               ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                 ` [PATCH 08/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                   ` [PATCH 09/19] introduce fill_ldt Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                     ` [PATCH 10/19] provide tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                       ` [PATCH 11/19] change write_gdt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                         ` [PATCH 12/19] change write_ldt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                           ` [PATCH 13/19] move constants to desc_defs.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                             ` [PATCH 14/19] unify non-paravirt parts of desc.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                               ` [PATCH 15/19] use the same data type for tls_array Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                               ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                 ` [PATCH 16/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                   ` [PATCH 17/19] unify paravirt pieces of descriptor handling Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                     ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                       ` [PATCH 19/19] unify set_tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                     ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                   ` [PATCH 17/19] unify paravirt pieces of descriptor handling Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:54                                 ` [PATCH 16/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                             ` [PATCH 14/19] unify non-paravirt parts of desc.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                         ` [PATCH 12/19] change write_ldt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53                       ` [PATCH 11/19] change write_gdt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 17:56                     ` [PATCH 09/19] introduce fill_ldt Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 12:53             ` [PATCH 06/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53         ` [PATCH 04/19] removed unused variable Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53     ` [PATCH 02/19] unify struct desc_ptr Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 12:53   ` [PATCH 01/19] unify desc_struct Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 17:20   ` [PATCH 0/19] desc_struct integration Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 17:20   ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:11     ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:20       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:20       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:27         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 18:33           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:33           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 19:05             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 19:05             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 18:34           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:34           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-12 18:27         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-12 23:39   ` H. Peter Anvin
2007-12-12 23:39   ` H. Peter Anvin
2007-12-13  2:01 ` [PATCH 0/19 - v3] " Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01   ` [PATCH 01/19] unify desc_struct Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01     ` [PATCH 02/19] unify struct desc_ptr Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01       ` [PATCH 03/19] change gdt acessor macro name Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01         ` [PATCH 04/19] removed unused variable Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01           ` [PATCH 05/19] introduce gate_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01             ` [PATCH 06/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01               ` [PATCH 07/19] introduce ldt_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                 ` [PATCH 08/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                   ` [PATCH 09/19] introduce fill_ldt Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                     ` [PATCH 10/19] provide tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                       ` [PATCH 11/19] change write_gdt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                         ` [PATCH 12/19] change write_ldt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                           ` [PATCH 13/19] move constants to desc_defs.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                             ` [PATCH 14/19] unify non-paravirt parts of desc.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                               ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                               ` [PATCH 15/19] use the same data type for tls_array Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                 ` [PATCH 16/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                   ` [PATCH 17/19] unify paravirt pieces of descriptor handling Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                     ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                       ` [PATCH 19/19] unify set_tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                                         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 12:46                                         ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-13 14:50                                           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 14:50                                             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 12:46                                         ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-13  2:01                                     ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                               ` [PATCH 15/19] use the same data type for tls_array Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01                 ` [PATCH 08/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01             ` [PATCH 06/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57   ` [PATCH 0/19 -v4] desc_struct integration Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57     ` [PATCH 01/19] unify desc_struct Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57       ` [PATCH 02/19] unify struct desc_ptr Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57         ` [PATCH 03/19] change gdt acessor macro name Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57           ` [PATCH 04/19] removed unused variable Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57             ` [PATCH 05/19] introduce gate_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57               ` [PATCH 06/19] change write_idt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57               ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                 ` [PATCH 07/19] introduce ldt_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                   ` [PATCH 08/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                     ` [PATCH 09/19] introduce fill_ldt Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                       ` [PATCH 10/19] provide tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                         ` [PATCH 11/19] change write_gdt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                           ` [PATCH 12/19] change write_ldt_entry signature Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                             ` [PATCH 13/19] move constants to desc_defs.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                               ` [PATCH 14/19] unify non-paravirt parts of desc.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                               ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                 ` [PATCH 15/19] use the same data type for tls_array Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                   ` [PATCH 16/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                     ` [PATCH 17/19] unify paravirt pieces of descriptor handling Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                     ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                       ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                         ` [PATCH 19/19] unify set_tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-22  2:07                                         ` [PATCH 18/19] move _set_gate and its users to a common location Ingo Molnar
2007-12-22  2:07                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-13 13:58                                       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:58                                   ` [PATCH 16/19] modify get_desc_base Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                       ` [PATCH 10/19] provide tss_desc Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                   ` [PATCH 08/19] modify write_ldt function Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57                 ` [PATCH 07/19] introduce ldt_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57             ` [PATCH 05/19] introduce gate_desc type Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 13:57           ` [PATCH 04/19] removed unused variable Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 16:47     ` [PATCH 0/19 -v4] desc_struct integration Ingo Molnar
2007-12-13 17:06       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 17:06       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13 16:47     ` Ingo Molnar
2007-12-13 13:57   ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-12-13  2:01 ` [PATCH 0/19 - v3] " Glauber de Oliveira Costa

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