linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/3] x86/mm: Remove in_nmi() warning from vmalloc

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Date:   Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:48:01 +0200
From:   Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
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        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, joro@...tes.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] x86/mm: Remove in_nmi() warning from vmalloc_fault()

From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>

It is perfectly okay to take page-faults, especially on the
vmalloc area while executing an NMI handler. Remove the
warning.

Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/mm/fault.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 2aafa6a..db1c042 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ static noinline int vmalloc_fault(unsigned long address)
 	if (!(address >= VMALLOC_START && address < VMALLOC_END))
 		return -1;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_nmi());
-
 	/*
 	 * Synchronize this task's top level page-table
 	 * with the 'reference' page table.
-- 
2.7.4