linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC V3 7/9] x86/entry: Preserve PKRS MSR across exceptions

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Date:   Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:46:45 -0700
From:   Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC V3 7/9] x86/entry: Preserve PKRS MSR across exceptions

On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 11:52:32AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 10/9/20 12:42 PM, ira.weiny@...el.com wrote:
> > @@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ noinstr void irqentry_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, irqentry_state_t *state)
> >  	/* Use the combo lockdep/tracing function */
> >  	trace_hardirqs_off();
> >  	instrumentation_end();
> > +
> > +done:
> > +	irq_save_pkrs(state);
> >  }
> 
> One nit: This saves *and* sets PKRS.  It's not obvious from the call
> here that PKRS is altered at this site.  Seems like there could be a
> better name.
> 
> Even if we did:
> 
> 	irq_save_set_pkrs(state, INIT_VAL);
> 
> It would probably compile down to the same thing, but be *really*
> obvious what's going on.

I suppose that is true.  But I think it is odd having a parameter which is the
same for every call site.

But I'm not going to quibble over something like this.

Changed,
Ira

> 
> >  void irqentry_exit_cond_resched(void)
> > @@ -362,7 +365,12 @@ noinstr void irqentry_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, irqentry_state_t *state)
> >  	/* Check whether this returns to user mode */
> >  	if (user_mode(regs)) {
> >  		irqentry_exit_to_user_mode(regs);
> > -	} else if (!regs_irqs_disabled(regs)) {
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	irq_restore_pkrs(state);
> > +
> > +	if (!regs_irqs_disabled(regs)) {
> >  		/*
> >  		 * If RCU was not watching on entry this needs to be done
> >  		 * carefully and needs the same ordering of lockdep/tracing
> > 
>