linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: Remove reference to syscall trampoline in PTI

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Message-ID: <87edee1v0i.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:11:41 -0700
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
Cc: tglx@...utronix.de, bp@...en8.de, x86@...nel.org,
 linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: Remove reference to syscall trampoline in PTI

Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com> writes:

> On 2.11.23 г. 15:02 ч., Nikolay Borisov wrote:
>> Commit bf904d2762ee ("x86/pti/64: Remove the SYSCALL64 entry trampoline")
>> removed the syscall trampoline and instead opted to enable using the
>> default syscall64 entry point by mapping the percpu TSS. Unfortunately
>> the PTI documentation wasn't updated when the respective changes were
>> made, so let's bring the doc up to speed.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
>
> Ping

Hmm...this has indeed languished for a while.  I was waiting for an ack
from x86land, but I guess I'll just apply it unless somebody screams.

Thanks,

jon