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Date:   Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:08:45 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Mark Rutland" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: core/entry] entry: Snapshot thread flags

The following commit has been merged into the core/entry branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     6ce895128b3bff738fe8d9dd74747a03e319e466
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/6ce895128b3bff738fe8d9dd74747a03e319e466
Author:        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
AuthorDate:    Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:06:44 
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitterDate: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:43 +01:00

entry: Snapshot thread flags

Some thread flags can be set remotely, and so even when IRQs are disabled,
the flags can change under our feet. Generally this is unlikely to cause a
problem in practice, but it is somewhat unsound, and KCSAN will
legitimately warn that there is a data race.

To avoid such issues, a snapshot of the flags has to be taken prior to
using them. Some places already use READ_ONCE() for that, others do not.

Convert them all to the new flag accessor helpers.

Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211129130653.2037928-3-mark.rutland@arm.com

---
 include/linux/entry-kvm.h | 2 +-
 kernel/entry/common.c     | 4 ++--
 kernel/entry/kvm.c        | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/entry-kvm.h b/include/linux/entry-kvm.h
index 0d7865a..07c878d 100644
--- a/include/linux/entry-kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/entry-kvm.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void xfer_to_guest_mode_prepare(void)
  */
 static inline bool __xfer_to_guest_mode_work_pending(void)
 {
-	unsigned long ti_work = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
+	unsigned long ti_work = read_thread_flags();
 
 	return !!(ti_work & XFER_TO_GUEST_MODE_WORK);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/entry/common.c b/kernel/entry/common.c
index d5a61d5..bad7136 100644
--- a/kernel/entry/common.c
+++ b/kernel/entry/common.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static unsigned long exit_to_user_mode_loop(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		/* Check if any of the above work has queued a deferred wakeup */
 		tick_nohz_user_enter_prepare();
 
-		ti_work = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
+		ti_work = read_thread_flags();
 	}
 
 	/* Return the latest work state for arch_exit_to_user_mode() */
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static unsigned long exit_to_user_mode_loop(struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 static void exit_to_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	unsigned long ti_work = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
+	unsigned long ti_work = read_thread_flags();
 
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
diff --git a/kernel/entry/kvm.c b/kernel/entry/kvm.c
index 49972ee..96d476e 100644
--- a/kernel/entry/kvm.c
+++ b/kernel/entry/kvm.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int xfer_to_guest_mode_work(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long ti_work)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		ti_work = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
+		ti_work = read_thread_flags();
 	} while (ti_work & XFER_TO_GUEST_MODE_WORK || need_resched());
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int xfer_to_guest_mode_handle_work(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * disabled in the inner loop before going into guest mode. No need
 	 * to disable interrupts here.
 	 */
-	ti_work = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
+	ti_work = read_thread_flags();
 	if (!(ti_work & XFER_TO_GUEST_MODE_WORK))
 		return 0;