linux-kernel - [PATCH 176/208] x86/alternatives, x86/fpu: Add 'alternatives_patched' debug flag and use it in xsave

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Date:	Tue,  5 May 2015 19:58:00 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 176/208] x86/alternatives, x86/fpu: Add 'alternatives_patched' debug flag and use it in xsave_state()

We'd like to use xsave_state() earlier, but its SYSTEM_BOOTING check
is too imprecise.

The real condition that xsave_state() would like to check is whether
alternative XSAVE instructions were patched into the kernel image
already.

Add such a (read-mostly) debug flag and use it in xsave_state().

Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h | 6 ++++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/xstate.h  | 2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c      | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index ba32af062f61..7bfc85bbb8ff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ struct alt_instr {
 	u8  padlen;		/* length of build-time padding */
 } __packed;
 
+/*
+ * Debug flag that can be tested to see whether alternative
+ * instructions were patched in already:
+ */
+extern int alternatives_patched;
+
 extern void alternative_instructions(void);
 extern void apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start, struct alt_instr *end);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/xstate.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/xstate.h
index 31a002ad5aeb..ab2c507b58b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/xstate.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/xstate.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static inline int xsave_state(struct xsave_struct *fx)
 	u32 hmask = mask >> 32;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	WARN_ON(system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING);
+	WARN_ON(!alternatives_patched);
 
 	/*
 	 * If xsaves is enabled, xsaves replaces xsaveopt because
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index aef653193160..7fe097235376 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/fixmap.h>
 
+int __read_mostly alternatives_patched;
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alternatives_patched);
+
 #define MAX_PATCH_LEN (255-1)
 
 static int __initdata_or_module debug_alternative;
@@ -627,6 +631,7 @@ void __init alternative_instructions(void)
 	apply_paravirt(__parainstructions, __parainstructions_end);
 
 	restart_nmi();
+	alternatives_patched = 1;
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.1.0

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