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Message-ID: <20200227195708.GD18629@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:57:08 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/8] x86/entry/common: Consolidate syscall entry code

On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 11:08:03PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> All syscall entry points call enter_from_user_mode() and
> local_irq_enable(). Move that into an inline helper so the interrupt
> tracing can be moved into that helper later instead of sprinkling
> it all over the place.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---
>  arch/x86/entry/common.c |   48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> @@ -49,6 +49,18 @@
>  static inline void enter_from_user_mode(void) {}
>  #endif
>  
> +/*
> + * All syscall entry variants call with interrupts disabled.
> + *
> + * Invoke context tracking if enabled and enable interrupts for further
> + * processing.
> + */
> +static __always_inline void syscall_entry_fixups(void)

Function name needs a verb. "do_syscall_entry_fixups()" seems to fit well
with where it is called or "apply_..." or so.

Rest looks ok.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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