Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] x86/entry: Make IA32 syscalls' availability depend on ia32_enabled()

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Fri, Jun 16 2023 at 15:57, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> Another major aspect of supporting running of 32bit processes is the
> ability to access 32bit syscalls. Such syscalls are invoked either by
> using the legacy int 0x80 call gate interface or via the newer sysenter
> instruction.
>
> Ensure that if ia32 emulation is disabled (either at compile time or
> runtime) then those 2 syscall mechanisms are also disabled.

AFAICT there are _three_ mechanisms for 32bit syscalls, no?

>  void __init idt_setup_traps(void)
>  {
>  	idt_setup_from_table(idt_table, def_idts, ARRAY_SIZE(def_idts), true);
> +
> +	if (ia32_enabled()) {
> +		idt_setup_from_table(idt_table, ia32_idt, ARRAY_SIZE(ia32_idt),
> +				     true);

Just let it stick out. The 80 character limit is history.

Thanks,

        tglx