linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.14 24/74] x86/mm: Add comments to clarify which TLB-flush functions are supposed to flush what

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Date:   Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:45:57 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
        Eduardo Valentin <eduval@...zon.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>, aliguori@...zon.com,
        daniel.gruss@...k.tugraz.at, hughd@...gle.com, keescook@...gle.com,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4.14 24/74] x86/mm: Add comments to clarify which TLB-flush functions are supposed to flush what

4.14-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>

commit 3f67af51e56f291d7417d77c4f67cd774633c5e1 upstream.

Per popular request..

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc: Eduardo Valentin <eduval@...zon.com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc: aliguori@...zon.com
Cc: daniel.gruss@...k.tugraz.at
Cc: hughd@...gle.com
Cc: keescook@...gle.com
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ static inline void cr4_set_bits_and_upda
 
 extern void initialize_tlbstate_and_flush(void);
 
+/*
+ * flush the entire current user mapping
+ */
 static inline void __native_flush_tlb(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -240,6 +243,9 @@ static inline void __native_flush_tlb(vo
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
+/*
+ * flush everything
+ */
 static inline void __native_flush_tlb_global(void)
 {
 	unsigned long cr4, flags;
@@ -269,17 +275,27 @@ static inline void __native_flush_tlb_gl
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
+/*
+ * flush one page in the user mapping
+ */
 static inline void __native_flush_tlb_single(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	asm volatile("invlpg (%0)" ::"r" (addr) : "memory");
 }
 
+/*
+ * flush everything
+ */
 static inline void __flush_tlb_all(void)
 {
-	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PGE))
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PGE)) {
 		__flush_tlb_global();
-	else
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * !PGE -> !PCID (setup_pcid()), thus every flush is total.
+		 */
 		__flush_tlb();
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Note: if we somehow had PCID but not PGE, then this wouldn't work --
@@ -290,6 +306,9 @@ static inline void __flush_tlb_all(void)
 	 */
 }
 
+/*
+ * flush one page in the kernel mapping
+ */
 static inline void __flush_tlb_one(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	count_vm_tlb_event(NR_TLB_LOCAL_FLUSH_ONE);