linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] arch/x86: Optionally flush L1D on context switch

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Date:   Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:52:30 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Balbir Singh <sblbir@...zon.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jpoimboe@...hat.com, tony.luck@...el.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        benh@...nel.crashing.org, x86@...nel.org, dave.hansen@...el.com,
        Balbir Singh <sblbir@...zon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] arch/x86: Optionally flush L1D on context switch

Balbir,

Balbir Singh <sblbir@...zon.com> writes:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> index 6f66d841262d..69e6ea20679c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct tlb_state {
>  	/* Last user mm for optimizing IBPB */
>  	union {
>  		struct mm_struct	*last_user_mm;
> -		unsigned long		last_user_mm_ibpb;
> +		unsigned long		last_user_mm_spec;
  
> -static inline unsigned long mm_mangle_tif_spec_ib(struct task_struct *next)
> +static inline unsigned long mm_mangle_tif_spec_bits(struct task_struct *next)

> -static void cond_ibpb(struct task_struct *next)
> +static void cond_mitigation(struct task_struct *next)
>  {
> +	unsigned long prev_mm, next_mm;
> +
>  	if (!next || !next->mm)
>  		return;

can you please split out these preparatory changes into a separate
patch?

Thanks,

        tglx