linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] sched, x86: Check that we're on the right stack in schedule and __might

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Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:25:35 -0800
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] sched, x86: Check that we're on the right stack in
 schedule and __might_sleep

On Nov 20, 2014 2:28 AM, "Borislav Petkov" <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 04:46:29PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > So we'd do, in do_machine_check:
> >
> > irq_enter();
> >
> > do atomic stuff;
> >
> > ist_stop_being_atomic(regs);
> > local_irq_enable();
> > ...
> > local_irq_disable();
> > ist_start_being_atomic_again();
>
> Well, why would I want to go atomic again? We just do the minimally
> needed atomic stuff, irq_exit() and then do the rest.

Because ist_exit will get confused otherwise, and you still need to
call something on the way out for context tracking.

Yes, I could rearrange it a bit.  Will ponder.

--Andy

>
> >
> > irq_exit();
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
>     Boris.
>
> Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
> --
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