Re: [PATCH v3 09/19] x86/head64: Simplify GDT/IDT initialization code

Borislav Petkov
2024-02-12T14:37:46Z

On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 07:05:12PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
>
> There used to be two separate code paths for programming the IDT early:
> one that was called via the 1:1 mapping, and one via the kernel virtual
> mapping, where the former used explicit pointer fixups to obtain 1:1
> mapped addresses.
>
> That distinction is now gone so the GDT/IDT init code can be unified and
> simplified accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/head64.c | 57 +++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

Ok, I don't see anything wrong here and since this one is the last of
the cleanup, lemme stop here so that you can send a new revision. We can
deal with whether we want .pi.text later.

Thx.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.