linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/asm] x86/entry: Rename is_{ia32,x32}_task() to in_{ia32,x32}

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Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:15:30 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	peterz@...radead.org, dsafonov@...tuozzo.com, luto@...nel.org,
	hpa@...or.com, dvlasenk@...hat.com, luto@...capital.net,
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Subject: Re: [tip:x86/asm] x86/entry: Rename is_{ia32,x32}_task() to
 in_{ia32,x32}_syscall()


* tip-bot for Dmitry Safonov <tipbot@...or.com> wrote:

> Commit-ID:  abfb9498ee1327f534df92a7ecaea81a85913bae
> Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/abfb9498ee1327f534df92a7ecaea81a85913bae
> Author:     Dmitry Safonov <dsafonov@...tuozzo.com>
> AuthorDate: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:43:43 +0300
> Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> CommitDate: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:44:52 +0200
> 
> x86/entry: Rename is_{ia32,x32}_task() to in_{ia32,x32}_syscall()

Btw., I'm not _entirely_ happy about the 'IA32' name, but went with this name for 
lack of a better alternative.

So we have 4 system call modes:

 - 64-bit native
 - 32-bit addresses with 64-bit arguments (x32)
 - 32-bit compat syscall (x86-32 compatibility on x86-64)
 - 32-bit native

and we have 2 bits of data that are per system call properties:

 - TS_COMPAT in thread_info->status is set/cleared dynamically by the compat 
   syscall entry code

 - a high bit in pt_regs->orig_ax tells us whether it's an x32 system call.

So I'd suggest the following renames to harmonize these concepts:

 - CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION   => CONFIG_X86_32_ABI
   this lines up nicely with: CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI

 - is_ia32_syscall() -> is_x86_32_syscall()
 - is_x32_syscall()  -> is_x86_x32_syscall()

 - is_compat_syscall() remains as-is.

... thoughts?

Thanks,

	Ingo