[PATCH 2/3] x86, fpu: don't abuse ->has_fpu in __kernel_fpu_{begin,end}()

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Thu Jan 15 2015 - 14:21:13 EST


Now that we have in_kernel_fpu we can remove __thread_clear_has_fpu()
in __kernel_fpu_begin(). And this allows to replace the asymmetrical
and nontrivial use_eager_fpu + tsk_used_math check in kernel_fpu_end()
with the same __thread_has_fpu() check.

The logic becomes really simple; if _begin() does save() then _end()
needs restore(), this is controlled by __thread_has_fpu(). Otherwise
they do clts/stts unless use_eager_fpu().

Not only this makes begin/end symmetrical and imo more understandable,
potentially this allows to change irq_fpu_usable() to avoid all other
checks except "in_kernel_fpu".

Also, with this patch __kernel_fpu_end() does restore_fpu_checking()
and WARNs if it fails instead of math_state_restore(). I think this
looks better because we no longer need __thread_fpu_begin(), and it
would be better to report the failure in this case.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/i387.c | 19 ++++++-------------
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c
index a815723..12088a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ void __kernel_fpu_begin(void)
this_cpu_write(in_kernel_fpu, true);

if (__thread_has_fpu(me)) {
- __thread_clear_has_fpu(me);
__save_init_fpu(me);
- /* We do 'stts()' in __kernel_fpu_end() */
} else if (!use_eager_fpu()) {
this_cpu_write(fpu_owner_task, NULL);
clts();
@@ -93,17 +91,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_fpu_begin);

void __kernel_fpu_end(void)
{
- if (use_eager_fpu()) {
- /*
- * For eager fpu, most the time, tsk_used_math() is true.
- * Restore the user math as we are done with the kernel usage.
- * At few instances during thread exit, signal handling etc,
- * tsk_used_math() is false. Those few places will take proper
- * actions, so we don't need to restore the math here.
- */
- if (likely(tsk_used_math(current)))
- math_state_restore();
- } else {
+ struct task_struct *me = current;
+
+ if (__thread_has_fpu(me)) {
+ if (WARN_ON(restore_fpu_checking(me)))
+ drop_init_fpu(me);
+ } else if (!use_eager_fpu()) {
stts();
}

--
1.5.5.1


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