linux-kernel - [patch V5 08/31] rseq: Avoid CPU/MM CID updates when no event pending

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Message-ID: <20251022121941.885550851@linutronix.de>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:52:10 +0200 (CEST)
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Michael Jeanson <mjeanson@...icios.com>,
 Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
 x86@...nel.org,
 Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
 Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
Subject: [patch V5 08/31] rseq: Avoid CPU/MM CID updates when no event pending

There is no need to update these values unconditionally if there is no
event pending.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>

---
 kernel/rseq.c |   11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
--- a/kernel/rseq.c
+++ b/kernel/rseq.c
@@ -464,11 +464,12 @@ void __rseq_handle_notify_resume(struct
 		t->rseq_event_pending = false;
 	}

-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_RSEQ) || event) {
-		ret = rseq_ip_fixup(regs, event);
-		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-			goto error;
-	}
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_RSEQ) && !event)
+		return;
+
+	ret = rseq_ip_fixup(regs, event);
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+		goto error;

 	if (unlikely(rseq_update_cpu_node_id(t)))
 		goto error;