linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 29/75] x86/idt: Move two function from k/idt.c to i/a/desc.h

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:29:27 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>, hpa@...or.com,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Cfir Cohen <cfir@...gle.com>,
        Erdem Aktas <erdemaktas@...gle.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mike Stunes <mstunes@...are.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        Martin Radev <martin.b.radev@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 29/75] x86/idt: Move two function from k/idt.c to
 i/a/desc.h

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 02:08:31PM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>

I'm not a huge fan of the Subject. :) Maybe:

x86/idt: Make IDT init functions static inlines

> 
> Move these two functions from kernel/idt.c to include/asm/desc.h:
> 
> 	* init_idt_data()
> 	* idt_init_desc()
> 
> These functions are needed to setup IDT entries very early and need to
> be called from head64.c. To be usable this early these functions need to
> be compiled without instrumentation and the stack-protector feature.
> These features need to be kept enabled for kernel/idt.c, so head64.c
> must use its own versions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>

But regardless:

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-- 
Kees Cook