linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 29/76] x86/idt: Split idt_data setup out of set_intr

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Date:   Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:16:20 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, 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 v6 29/76] x86/idt: Split idt_data setup out of
 set_intr_gate()

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 10:54:24AM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
> 
> The code to setup idt_data is needed for early exception handling, but
> set_intr_gate() can't be used that early because it has pv-ops in its
> code path, which don't work that early.
> 
> Split out the idt_data initialization part from set_intr_gate() so
> that it can be used separatly.

"separately"

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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