From: tip-bot for Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
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suresh.b.siddha@intel.com, tglx@linutronix.de,
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Subject: [tip:x86/fpu] x86, fpu: remove unnecessary user_fpu_end() in save_xstate_sig()
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:02:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-377ffbcc536a5a6666dc077395163ab149c02610@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1345842782-24175-3-git-send-email-suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Commit-ID: 377ffbcc536a5a6666dc077395163ab149c02610
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/377ffbcc536a5a6666dc077395163ab149c02610
Author: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:12:58 -0700
Committer: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:52:06 -0700
x86, fpu: remove unnecessary user_fpu_end() in save_xstate_sig()
Few lines below we do drop_fpu() which is more safer. Remove the
unnecessary user_fpu_end() in save_xstate_sig(), which allows
the drop_fpu() to ignore any pending exceptions from the user-space
and drop the current fpu.
Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1345842782-24175-3-git-send-email-suresh.b.siddha@intel.com
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h | 17 +++--------------
arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c | 1 -
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h
index 78169d1..52202a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h
@@ -412,22 +412,11 @@ static inline void __drop_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
}
/*
- * The actual user_fpu_begin/end() functions
- * need to be preemption-safe.
+ * Need to be preemption-safe.
*
- * NOTE! user_fpu_end() must be used only after you
- * have saved the FP state, and user_fpu_begin() must
- * be used only immediately before restoring it.
- * These functions do not do any save/restore on
- * their own.
+ * NOTE! user_fpu_begin() must be used only immediately before restoring
+ * it. This function does not do any save/restore on their own.
*/
-static inline void user_fpu_end(void)
-{
- preempt_disable();
- __thread_fpu_end(current);
- preempt_enable();
-}
-
static inline void user_fpu_begin(void)
{
preempt_disable();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c b/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c
index 07ddc87..4ac5f2e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ int save_xstate_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
/* Update the thread's fxstate to save the fsave header. */
if (ia32_fxstate)
fpu_fxsave(&tsk->thread.fpu);
- user_fpu_end();
} else {
sanitize_i387_state(tsk);
if (__copy_to_user(buf_fx, xsave, xstate_size))
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-19 0:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-24 21:12 [PATCH 0/6] x86, fpu: cleanups, introduce non-lazy FPU restore for xsave Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 21:12 ` [PATCH 1/6] x86, fpu: drop_fpu() before restoring new state from sigframe Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 22:13 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:01 ` tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 21:12 ` [PATCH 2/6] x86, fpu: remove unnecessary user_fpu_end() in save_xstate_sig() Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 22:14 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-08-26 11:30 ` [PATCH 2/6] " Borislav Petkov
2012-09-19 0:02 ` tip-bot for Suresh Siddha [this message]
2012-08-24 21:12 ` [PATCH 3/6] x86, kvm: use kernel_fpu_begin/end() in kvm_load/put_guest_fpu() Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 22:15 ` [tip:x86/fpu] x86, kvm: use kernel_fpu_begin/end() in kvm_load/ put_guest_fpu() tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:03 ` tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 10:13 ` [PATCH 3/6] x86, kvm: use kernel_fpu_begin/end() in kvm_load/put_guest_fpu() Avi Kivity
2012-09-19 17:18 ` Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 17:22 ` Avi Kivity
2012-09-19 17:25 ` Suresh Siddha
2012-09-20 9:31 ` Avi Kivity
2012-09-19 17:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-09-20 9:36 ` Avi Kivity
2012-09-20 0:10 ` Suresh Siddha
2012-09-20 9:50 ` Avi Kivity
2012-09-20 18:01 ` Suresh Siddha
2012-09-22 0:19 ` [tip:x86/fpu] x86, kvm: fix kvm's usage of kernel_fpu_begin/end() tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 21:13 ` [PATCH 4/6] x86, fpu: always use kernel_fpu_begin/end() for in-kernel FPU usage Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 22:16 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:04 ` tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 21:13 ` [PATCH 5/6] lguest, x86: handle guest TS bit for lazy/non-lazy fpu host models Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 22:16 ` [tip:x86/fpu] lguest, x86: handle guest TS bit for lazy/ non-lazy " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:05 ` tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 21:13 ` [PATCH 6/6] x86, fpu: use non-lazy fpu restore for processors supporting xsave Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 22:17 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-08-24 21:33 ` [PATCH 0/6] x86, fpu: cleanups, introduce non-lazy FPU restore for xsave H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-25 18:34 ` Linus Torvalds
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-09-10 18:11 [PATCH v2 0/5] eagerfpu patches for tip/x86/fpu Suresh Siddha
2012-09-10 18:11 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] x86, fpu: decouple non-lazy/eager fpu restore from xsave Suresh Siddha
2012-09-17 19:11 ` Pavel Machek
2012-09-19 0:07 ` [tip:x86/fpu] x86, fpu: decouple non-lazy/ eager " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-10 18:11 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] x86, fpu: enable eagerfpu by default for xsaveopt Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:08 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-10 18:11 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] x86, fpu: move check_fpu() after alternative_instructions() Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:06 ` [tip:x86/fpu] x86, fpu: use non-lazy fpu restore for processors supporting xsave tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-10 18:11 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] x86, fpu: make eagerfpu= boot param tri-state Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:09 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-10 18:11 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] x86, fpu: remove cpu_has_xmm check in the fx_finit() Suresh Siddha
2012-09-19 0:10 ` [tip:x86/fpu] " tip-bot for Suresh Siddha
2012-09-10 18:16 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] eagerfpu patches for tip/x86/fpu Borislav Petkov
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