linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/10] x86/entry: Only allocate space for SYSENTER

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Message-Id: <a52dd07347dc27dff93e5050aca0c8cfa3666878.1456720860.git.luto@kernel.org>
Date:	Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:28:53 -0800
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:	x86@...nel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 08/10] x86/entry: Only allocate space for SYSENTER_stack if needed

The SYSENTER stack is only used on 32-bit kernels.  Remove it in
64-bit kernels.

(We may end up using it down the road on 64-bit kernels.  If so,
 we'll re-enable it for CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION.)

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index ecb410310e70..7cd01b71b5bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -297,10 +297,12 @@ struct tss_struct {
 	 */
 	unsigned long		io_bitmap[IO_BITMAP_LONGS + 1];
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/*
 	 * Space for the temporary SYSENTER stack:
 	 */
 	unsigned long		SYSENTER_stack[64];
+#endif
 
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
 
-- 
2.5.0