linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 6/8] x86/arch_prctl: Add ARCH_[GET|SET]

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Message-ID: <CAP045AqHDEKbVR3WuSoKukQU3J24_Gp4YmD-9Xht7+073g999Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:13:49 -0800
From:   Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 6/8] x86/arch_prctl: Add ARCH_[GET|SET]_CPUID

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 6:06 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Nov 2016, Kyle Huey wrote:
>> +DEFINE_PER_CPU(u64, msr_misc_features_shadow);
>> +
>> +static void set_cpuid_faulting(bool on)
>> +{
>> +     u64 msrval;
>> +
>> +     DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
>
> The arch_prctl code path does not have interrupts disabled and there is no
> reason why it should have.

Yes, indeed. Removed.

- Kyle