linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/17] x86, fpu: wrap get_xsave

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Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:56:13 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <sbsiddha@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/17] x86, fpu: wrap get_xsave_addr() to make it safer

On 03/24, Rik van Riel wrote:
>
> On 03/24/2015 08:18 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> Is there any reason not to rename __save_init_fpu to
> save_fpu_state, or just save_fpu?

Please see another email. __save_init_fpu() saves the FPU state
but it can also change the FPU registers. At least I think so ;)

Otherwise, why switch_fpu_prepare() resets .last_cpu if it returns
zero? And unlazy_fpu() should do the same.

This all needs the cleanups, yes.

Oleg.

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