[RFC 02/17] x86/asm/64: Split the iret-to-user and iret-to-kernel paths
From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Wed Sep 06 2017 - 17:40:04 EST
These code paths will diverge soon.
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 20 +++++++++++---------
arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 2 +-
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index a0ebeeb9d12f..34156d50c3d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ syscall_return_via_sysret:
opportunistic_sysret_failed:
SWAPGS
- jmp restore_regs_and_iret
+ jmp restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode
END(entry_SYSCALL_64)
ENTRY(stub_ptregs_64)
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_fork)
call syscall_return_slowpath /* returns with IRQs disabled */
TRACE_IRQS_ON /* user mode is traced as IRQS on */
SWAPGS
- jmp restore_regs_and_iret
+ jmp restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode
1:
/* kernel thread */
@@ -524,7 +524,13 @@ GLOBAL(retint_user)
call prepare_exit_to_usermode
TRACE_IRQS_IRETQ
SWAPGS
- jmp restore_regs_and_iret
+
+GLOBAL(restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode)
+ RESTORE_EXTRA_REGS
+ RESTORE_C_REGS
+ REMOVE_PT_GPREGS_FROM_STACK 8
+ INTERRUPT_RETURN
+
/* Returning to kernel space */
retint_kernel:
@@ -544,11 +550,7 @@ retint_kernel:
*/
TRACE_IRQS_IRETQ
-/*
- * At this label, code paths which return to kernel and to user,
- * which come from interrupts/exception and from syscalls, merge.
- */
-GLOBAL(restore_regs_and_iret)
+GLOBAL(restore_regs_and_return_to_kernel)
RESTORE_EXTRA_REGS
RESTORE_C_REGS
REMOVE_PT_GPREGS_FROM_STACK 8
@@ -1264,7 +1266,7 @@ ENTRY(nmi)
* work, because we don't want to enable interrupts.
*/
SWAPGS
- jmp restore_regs_and_iret
+ jmp restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode
.Lnmi_from_kernel:
/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
index 5314d7b8e5ad..e4ab8ffa94b1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ ENTRY(entry_INT80_compat)
/* Go back to user mode. */
TRACE_IRQS_ON
SWAPGS
- jmp restore_regs_and_iret
+ jmp restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode
END(entry_INT80_compat)
ALIGN
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 6225550883df..63fa56ead56e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ early_idt_handler_common:
20:
decl early_recursion_flag(%rip)
- jmp restore_regs_and_iret
+ jmp restore_regs_and_return_to_kernel
ENDPROC(early_idt_handler_common)
__INITDATA
--
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