linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 05/25] x86/fpu/xstate: Remove kernel dynamic xfeatures from kernel default

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Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:52:15 +0800
From:   "Yang, Weijiang" <weijiang.yang@...el.com>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        <pbonzini@...hat.com>, <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <peterz@...radead.org>, <chao.gao@...el.com>,
        <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>, <john.allen@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 05/25] x86/fpu/xstate: Remove kernel dynamic xfeatures
 from kernel default_features

On 9/15/2023 12:22 AM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 9/13/23 23:33, Yang Weijiang wrote:
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
>> @@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(unsigned int legacy_size)
>>   	/* Clean out dynamic features from default */
>>   	fpu_kernel_cfg.default_features = fpu_kernel_cfg.max_features;
>>   	fpu_kernel_cfg.default_features &= ~XFEATURE_MASK_USER_DYNAMIC;
>> +	fpu_kernel_cfg.default_features &= ~fpu_kernel_dynamic_xfeatures;
> I'd much rather that this be a closer analog to XFEATURE_MASK_USER_DYNAMIC.
>
> Please define a XFEATURE_MASK_KERNEL_DYNAMIC value and use it here.
> Don't use a dynamically generated one.

OK,  I will change it, thanks!