Re: [RFC] x86/cpu_entry_area: move part of it back to fixmap

[Nadav Amit]

at 12:37 AM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 09:59:48PM -0700, Nadav Amit wrote:
>> This patch proposes to do something different: break
>> it into two. One part holds code+data that is needed for the entry
>> (trampoline code, entry stack and TSS), which is mapped in the fixmap.
> 
>> The other part holds the exception_stacks, debug store and buffers, and
>> is left in its current (new) position.
> 
>> The name
>> "cpu_entry_area_aux" for the second area is awful (ideas are welcomed),
> 
> How about: cpu_data_area ? Since none of that is required for the entry,
> that should also not be part of its name.

Iâm fine with your name. But I want to know whether the solution in general
is acceptable.