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authorLinus Torvalds <[email protected]>2018-12-26 17:37:51 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <[email protected]>2018-12-26 17:37:51 -0800
commitd6e867a6ae13bc02cd01c535764e5b051d26cf28 (patch)
treee41fd0248cdb927bcdc37d8f6d6798baf8ee276b /arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
parentdb2ab474c4a434872e1794c2af8b2e561caa756e (diff)
parent12209993e98c5fa1855c467f22a24e3d5b8be205 (diff)
Merge branch 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 fpu updates from Ingo Molnar: "Misc preparatory changes for an upcoming FPU optimization that will delay the loading of FPU registers to return-to-userspace" * 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/fpu: Don't export __kernel_fpu_{begin,end}() x86/fpu: Update comment for __raw_xsave_addr() x86/fpu: Add might_fault() to user_insn() x86/pkeys: Make init_pkru_value static x86/thread_info: Remove _TIF_ALLWORK_MASK x86/process/32: Remove asm/math_emu.h include x86/fpu: Use unsigned long long shift in xfeature_uncompacted_offset()
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
index a9caac9d4a72..b56d504af654 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
@@ -12,17 +12,12 @@
#define _ASM_X86_FPU_API_H
/*
- * Careful: __kernel_fpu_begin/end() must be called with preempt disabled
- * and they don't touch the preempt state on their own.
- * If you enable preemption after __kernel_fpu_begin(), preempt notifier
- * should call the __kernel_fpu_end() to prevent the kernel/user FPU
- * state from getting corrupted. KVM for example uses this model.
- *
- * All other cases use kernel_fpu_begin/end() which disable preemption
- * during kernel FPU usage.
+ * Use kernel_fpu_begin/end() if you intend to use FPU in kernel context. It
+ * disables preemption so be careful if you intend to use it for long periods
+ * of time.
+ * If you intend to use the FPU in softirq you need to check first with
+ * irq_fpu_usable() if it is possible.
*/
-extern void __kernel_fpu_begin(void);
-extern void __kernel_fpu_end(void);
extern void kernel_fpu_begin(void);
extern void kernel_fpu_end(void);
extern bool irq_fpu_usable(void);