linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/6] x86/fsgsbase/64: Factor out load FS/GS segments from __switch

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Message-Id: <1528140269-26205-5-git-send-email-chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Date:   Mon,  4 Jun 2018 12:24:27 -0700
From:   "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Markus T Metzger <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>,
        "Ravi V . Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        "Chang S . Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] x86/fsgsbase/64: Factor out load FS/GS segments from __switch_to

Instead of open code, load_fsgs() will cleanup __switch_to
and symmetric with FS/GS segment save. When FSGSBASE
enabled, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE check will be incorporated.

Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index e498671..cebf240 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ static __always_inline void load_seg_legacy(unsigned short prev_index,
 	}
 }
 
+static __always_inline void load_fsgs(struct thread_struct *prev,
+				      struct thread_struct *next)
+{
+	load_seg_legacy(prev->fsindex, prev->fsbase,
+			next->fsindex, next->fsbase, FS);
+	load_seg_legacy(prev->gsindex, prev->gsbase,
+			next->gsindex, next->gsbase, GS);
+}
+
 static unsigned long task_seg_base(struct task_struct *task,
 				   unsigned short selector)
 {
@@ -588,10 +597,7 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	if (unlikely(next->ds | prev->ds))
 		loadsegment(ds, next->ds);
 
-	load_seg_legacy(prev->fsindex, prev->fsbase,
-			next->fsindex, next->fsbase, FS);
-	load_seg_legacy(prev->gsindex, prev->gsbase,
-			next->gsindex, next->gsbase, GS);
+	load_fsgs(prev, next);
 
 	switch_fpu_finish(next_fpu, cpu);
 
-- 
2.7.4