linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/39] x86/entry/32: Rename TSS_sysenter_sp0 to TSS_entry

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Message-Id: <2FB5A671-8497-4A55-B0E9-082FA4259D1D@amacapital.net>
Date:   Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:44:07 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/39] x86/entry/32: Rename TSS_sysenter_sp0 to TSS_entry_stack



> On Jul 11, 2018, at 4:29 AM, Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org> wrote:
> 
> From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
> 
> The stack address doesn't need to be stored in tss.sp0 if
> we switch manually like on sysenter. Rename the offset so
> that it still makes sense when we change its location.
> 
> We will also use this stack for all kernel-entry points, not
> just sysenter. Reflect that in the name as well.

Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>

But, if there’s another version, please fix this comment:

> 
> 
> 
>    /* Offset from the sysenter stack to tss.sp0 */

Here

> -    DEFINE(TSS_sysenter_sp0, offsetof(struct cpu_entry_area, tss.x86_tss.sp0) -
> +    DEFINE(TSS_entry_stack, offsetof(struct cpu_entry_area, tss.x86_tss.sp0) -
>           offsetofend(struct cpu_entry_area, entry_stack_page.stack));
> 
> #ifdef CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR
> -- 
> 2.7.4
>