Re: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Introduce the x86_task_fpu() helper method

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 5:06 AM Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > * Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > >  17 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 107 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > This series would be better if you added the x86_task_fpu() helper in
> > > an initial patch without any other changes.  That would make the
> > > actual changes more visible with less code churn.
> >
> > Makes sense - I've split out the patch below and adjusted the rest of the
> > series. Is this what you had in mind?
> >
> > Note that I also robustified the macro a bit:
> >
> >  -# define x86_task_fpu(task) ((struct fpu *)((void *)task + sizeof(*task)))
> >  +# define x86_task_fpu(task) ((struct fpu *)((void *)(task) + sizeof(*(task))))
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >         Ingo
> >
> > ========================>
> > From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 11:01:14 +0200
> > Subject: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Introduce the x86_task_fpu() helper method
> >
> > The per-task FPU context/save area is allocated right
> > next to task_struct() - introduce the x86_task_fpu()
> > helper that calculates this explicitly from the
> > task pointer.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > index 920b0beebd11..fb6f030f0692 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > @@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ struct thread_struct {
> >         struct fpu              *fpu;
> >  };
> >
> > +#define x86_task_fpu(task) ((struct fpu *)((void *)(task) + sizeof(*(task))))
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * X86 doesn't need any embedded-FPU-struct quirks:
> >   */
> 
> Since this should be the first patch in the series, It would be:
> 
> #define #define x86_task_fpu(task) (&(task)->thread.fpu)
> 
> along with converting the existing accesses to task->thread.fpu in one
> patch with no other functional changes. Then you could change how the
> fpu struct is allocated without touching every access site again.

Yeah, you are right of course - I've restructured the series accordingly, 
it's now indeed a lot easier to review internally now, but has the same end 
result. Will post it later today.

Thanks,

	Ingo