linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 3/4] x86/umip: Identify the str and sldt instructions

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Date:   Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:44:31 -0800
From:   Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        ricardo.neri@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 3/4] x86/umip: Identify the str and sldt
 instructions

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 08:21:57AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > The instructions STR and SLDT are not emulated in any case. Thus, it made
> > sense to not implement functionality to identify them. However, a
> > subsequent commit will introduce functionality to warn about the use of
> > all the instructions that UMIP protect, not only those that are emulated.
> > A first step for that is the ability to identify them.
> > 
> > Plus, now that STR and SLDT are identified, we need to explicitly avoid
> > their emulation (i.e., not rely on unsuccessful identification). Group
> > togehter all the cases that we do not want to emulate: STR, SLDT and user
> > long mode processes.
> > 
> > Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
> > Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> > Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> > Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> > Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> > Cc: Ravi V. Shankar <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>
> > Cc: x86@...nel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Sigh, the _title_ still refers to 'str'...
> 
> I'll fix it up, no need to resend, but this lack of attention to details is 
> seriously sad.

I apologize for the oversight. I focused on the code and changelog. Thanks for
fixing it!

Thanks and BR,
Ricardo