linux-kernel - [patch V2 11/37] entry: Remove syscall_enter_from_user_mode

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Message-ID: <20250823161653.973036415@linutronix.de>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:39:32 +0200 (CEST)
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
 x86@...nel.org,
 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
 Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
 Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
 Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
 Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
 Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
 Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
 Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ux.ibm.com>,
 Sven Schnelle <svens@...ux.ibm.com>,
 Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@...nel.org>,
 Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
 Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>
Subject: [patch V2 11/37] entry: Remove syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare()

Open code the only user in the x86 syscall code and reduce the zoo of
functions.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
---
 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c   |    3 ++-
 include/linux/entry-common.h  |   26 +++++---------------------
 kernel/entry/syscall-common.c |    8 --------
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@ static noinstr bool __do_fast_syscall_32
 	 * fetch EBP before invoking any of the syscall entry work
 	 * functions.
 	 */
-	syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(regs);
+	enter_from_user_mode(regs);
 
 	instrumentation_begin();
+	local_irq_enable();
 	/* Fetch EBP from where the vDSO stashed it. */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64)) {
 		/*
--- a/include/linux/entry-common.h
+++ b/include/linux/entry-common.h
@@ -45,23 +45,6 @@
 				 SYSCALL_WORK_SYSCALL_EXIT_TRAP	|	\
 				 ARCH_SYSCALL_WORK_EXIT)
 
-/**
- * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare - Establish state and enable interrupts
- * @regs:	Pointer to currents pt_regs
- *
- * Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
- * disabled. The calling code has to be non-instrumentable. When the
- * function returns all state is correct, interrupts are enabled and the
- * subsequent functions can be instrumented.
- *
- * This handles lockdep, RCU (context tracking) and tracing state, i.e.
- * the functionality provided by enter_from_user_mode().
- *
- * This is invoked when there is extra architecture specific functionality
- * to be done between establishing state and handling user mode entry work.
- */
-void syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs);
-
 long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall, unsigned long work);
 
 /**
@@ -71,8 +54,8 @@ long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs
  * @syscall:	The syscall number
  *
  * Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
- * enabled after invoking syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare() and extra
- * architecture specific work.
+ * enabled after invoking enter_from_user_mode(), enabling interrupts and
+ * extra architecture specific work.
  *
  * Returns: The original or a modified syscall number
  *
@@ -108,8 +91,9 @@ static __always_inline long syscall_ente
  * function returns all state is correct, interrupts are enabled and the
  * subsequent functions can be instrumented.
  *
- * This is combination of syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare() and
- * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work().
+ * This is the combination of enter_from_user_mode() and
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work() to be used when there is no
+ * architecture specific work to be done between the two.
  *
  * Returns: The original or a modified syscall number. See
  * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work() for further explanation.
--- a/kernel/entry/syscall-common.c
+++ b/kernel/entry/syscall-common.c
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@ long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs
 	return ret ? : syscall;
 }
 
-noinstr void syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	enter_from_user_mode(regs);
-	instrumentation_begin();
-	local_irq_enable();
-	instrumentation_end();
-}
-
 /*
  * If SYSCALL_EMU is set, then the only reason to report is when
  * SINGLESTEP is set (i.e. PTRACE_SYSEMU_SINGLESTEP).  This syscall