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From: "tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, mingo@redhat.com,
	kees.cook@canonical.com, tglx@linutronix.de, rjw@sisk.pl,
	nigel@tuxonice.net, pavel@ucw.cz
Subject: [tip:x86/mm] x86, sleep: Always save the value of EFER
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:06:56 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-a7c4c0d934c6cbc58de262d090d4a715445453f0@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1258154897-6770-3-git-send-email-hpa@zytor.com>

Commit-ID:  a7c4c0d934c6cbc58de262d090d4a715445453f0
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/a7c4c0d934c6cbc58de262d090d4a715445453f0
Author:     H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:14 -0800
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
CommitDate: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:44:57 -0800

x86, sleep: Always save the value of EFER

Always save the value of EFER, regardless of the state of NX.  Since
EFER may not actually exist, use rdmsr_safe() to do so.

v2: check the return value from rdmsr_safe() instead of relying on
    the output values being unchanged on error.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@sisk.pl>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: Nigel Cunningham <nigel@tuxonice.net>
LKML-Reference: <1258154897-6770-3-git-send-email-hpa@zytor.com>
Acked-by: Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c |    9 +++------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
index 4a41145..82e5086 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -78,12 +78,9 @@ int acpi_save_state_mem(void)
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 	store_gdt((struct desc_ptr *)&header->pmode_gdt);
 
-	header->pmode_efer_low = nx_enabled;
-	if (header->pmode_efer_low & 1) {
-		/* This is strange, why not save efer, always? */
-		rdmsr(MSR_EFER, header->pmode_efer_low,
-			header->pmode_efer_high);
-	}
+	if (rdmsr_safe(MSR_EFER, &header->pmode_efer_low,
+		       &header->pmode_efer_high))
+		header->pmode_efer_low = header->pmode_efer_high = 0;
 #endif /* !CONFIG_64BIT */
 
 	header->pmode_cr0 = read_cr0();

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-11-16 22:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-11-13 23:28 [RFC] x86: cleanup of NX enabling H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-13 23:28 ` [PATCH 1/5] x86-32: use symbolic constants, safer CPUID when enabling EFER.NX H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-16 22:06   ` [tip:x86/mm] x86-32: Use " tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-13 23:28 ` [PATCH 2/5] x86, sleep: always save the value of EFER H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-14  0:16   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-11-16 22:06   ` tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2009-11-13 23:28 ` [PATCH 3/5] x86, pageattr: make set_memory_(x|nx) aware of NX support H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-16 22:07   ` [tip:x86/mm] x86, pageattr: Make " tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-13 23:28 ` [PATCH 4/5] x86, mm: clean up and simplify NX enablement H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-16 22:07   ` [tip:x86/mm] x86, mm: Clean " tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-13 23:28 ` [PATCH 5/5] x86, mm: report state of NX protections during boot H. Peter Anvin
2009-11-16 22:07   ` [tip:x86/mm] x86, mm: Report " tip-bot for Kees Cook
2009-11-14  0:36 ` [PATCH 0/5] x86: cleanup of NX enabling Kees Cook

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