linux-kernel - [tip:x86/fpu] x86/fpu: Remove user_fpu

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <tip-0169f53e0d97bb675075506810494bd86b8c934e@git.kernel.org>
Date:   Sat, 13 Apr 2019 13:51:29 -0700
From:   tip-bot for Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org, bp@...e.de,
        nstange@...e.de, Jason@...c4.com, x86@...nel.org, riel@...riel.com,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, jannh@...gle.com, luto@...nel.org,
        dave.hansen@...el.com, mingo@...hat.com, bigeasy@...utronix.de,
        hpa@...or.com, aubrey.li@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        rkrcmar@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip:x86/fpu] x86/fpu: Remove user_fpu_begin()

Commit-ID:  0169f53e0d97bb675075506810494bd86b8c934e
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/0169f53e0d97bb675075506810494bd86b8c934e
Author:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
AuthorDate: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 18:41:37 +0200
Committer:  Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CommitDate: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:58:44 +0200

x86/fpu: Remove user_fpu_begin()

user_fpu_begin() sets fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx to task's fpu struct. This is
always the case since there is no lazy FPU anymore.

fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx is used during context switch to decide if it needs
to load the saved registers or if the currently loaded registers are
valid. It could be skipped during a

  taskA -> kernel thread -> taskA

switch because the switch to the kernel thread would not alter the CPU's
sFPU tate.

Since this field is always updated during context switch and
never invalidated, setting it manually (in user context) makes no
difference. A kernel thread with kernel_fpu_begin() block could
set fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx to NULL but a kernel thread does not use
user_fpu_begin().

This is a leftover from the lazy-FPU time.

Remove user_fpu_begin(), it does not change fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx's
content.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@...el.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Cc: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Cc: kvm ML <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
Cc: x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190403164156.19645-9-bigeasy@linutronix.de
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h | 17 -----------------
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c          |  4 +---
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c        |  1 -
 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
index 04042eacc852..54f70cae2f15 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
@@ -532,23 +532,6 @@ static inline void switch_fpu_finish(struct fpu *new_fpu, int cpu)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Needs to be preemption-safe.
- *
- * NOTE! user_fpu_begin() must be used only immediately before restoring
- * the save state. It does not do any saving/restoring on its own. In
- * lazy FPU mode, it is just an optimization to avoid a #NM exception,
- * the task can lose the FPU right after preempt_enable().
- */
-static inline void user_fpu_begin(void)
-{
-	struct fpu *fpu = &current->thread.fpu;
-
-	preempt_disable();
-	fpregs_activate(fpu);
-	preempt_enable();
-}
-
 /*
  * MXCSR and XCR definitions:
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 97e27de2b7c0..739ca3ae2bdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -335,10 +335,8 @@ void fpu__clear(struct fpu *fpu)
 	 * Make sure fpstate is cleared and initialized.
 	 */
 	fpu__initialize(fpu);
-	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU)) {
-		user_fpu_begin();
+	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU))
 		copy_init_fpstate_to_fpregs();
-	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
index 34989d2a8893..155f4552413e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ static int __fpu__restore_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
 		 * For 64-bit frames and 32-bit fsave frames, restore the user
 		 * state to the registers directly (with exceptions handled).
 		 */
-		user_fpu_begin();
 		if (copy_user_to_fpregs_zeroing(buf_fx, xfeatures, fx_only)) {
 			fpu__clear(fpu);
 			return -1;