netdev - Re: Kernel oops with 2.6.26, padlock and ipsec: probably problem with fpu state changes

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Message-ID: <20080809185412.GI13158@linux-os.sc.intel.com>
Date:	Sat, 9 Aug 2008 11:54:13 -0700
From:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc:	Wolfgang Walter <wolfgang.walter@...m.de>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"viro@...IV.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"vegard.nossum@...il.com" <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Kernel oops with 2.6.26, padlock and ipsec: probably problem with fpu state changes

On Sat, Aug 09, 2008 at 11:12:19AM -0700, Suresh Siddha wrote:
> In this padlock case with the patch, we may encounter a nested
> kernel_fpu_begin() and end()
> but this is ok, as the padlock is not actually touching fpu/sse registers.

I take this back. kernel_fpu_end() is unconditionally doing stts(). So,
nesting of kernel_fpu_begin/end() is not ok.
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