linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/entry/64: Refactor IRQ stacks and make then NMI-safe

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Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2015 10:59:57 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc:	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/entry/64: Refactor IRQ stacks and make then
 NMI-safe


* Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org> wrote:

> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
> @@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
>  	unsigned fsindex, gsindex;
>  	fpu_switch_t fpu_switch;
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY
> +	WARN_ON(this_cpu_read(irq_count));
> +#endif

Please introduce a less noisy (to the eyes) version of this, something like:

	WARN_ON_DEBUG_ENTRY(this_cpu_read(irq_count));

or so, similar to WARN_ON_FPU().

Thanks,

	Ingo
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