linux-kernel - [GIT PULL] x86/asm changes for v6.8

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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 12:03:29 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...cle.com>
Subject: [GIT PULL] x86/asm changes for v6.8

Linus,

Please pull the latest x86/asm git tree from:

   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git x86-asm-2024-01-08

   # HEAD: bc90aefa99f74452d549d503a3f1cbf3adc9c6bb x86/asm: Add DB flag to 32-bit percpu GDT entry

x86/asm changes for v6.8:

 - Replace magic numbers in GDT descriptor definitions & handling:

   - Introduce symbolic names via macros for descriptor types/fields/flags,
     and then use these symbolic names.

   - Clean up definitions a bit, such as GDT_ENTRY_INIT()

   - Fix/clean up details that became visibly inconsistent after the
     symbol-based code was introduced:

      - Unify accessed flag handling

      - Set the D/B size flag consistently & according to the HW specification

 Thanks,

	Ingo

------------------>
Vegard Nossum (5):
      x86/asm: Provide new infrastructure for GDT descriptors
      x86/asm: Replace magic numbers in GDT descriptors, preparations
      x86/asm: Replace magic numbers in GDT descriptors, script-generated change
      x86/asm: Always set A (accessed) flag in GDT descriptors
      x86/asm: Add DB flag to 32-bit percpu GDT entry


 arch/x86/boot/pm.c                      |  7 +--
 arch/x86/include/asm/desc_defs.h        | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c                |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c            | 48 +++++++++-----------
 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c                |  6 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c          |  4 +-
 arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S            |  7 +--
 arch/x86/realmode/rm/reboot.S           |  3 +-
 drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-5lvl.c |  4 +-
 drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c         |  2 +-
 10 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)