Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > linux.kernel > #1214851 > unrolled thread

[PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"

Started byKamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
First post2015-08-28 00:20 +0200
Last post2015-08-31 18:10 +0200
Articles 3 — 2 participants

Back to article view | Back to linux.kernel

This discussion starts older than the indexed window; earlier articles aren't shown. The article labeled Started by below is the oldest one visible, not the original post.


Contents

  [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch" Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> - 2015-08-28 00:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags  on context switch" Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2015-08-29 18:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save  flags on context switch" Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> - 2015-08-31 18:10 +0200

#1214851 — [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"

FromKamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
Date2015-08-28 00:20 +0200
Subject[PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"
Message-ID<q2dGy-Mo-27@gated-at.bofh.it>
3.19.8-ckt6 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>

commit 512255a2ad2c832ca7d4de9f31245f73781922d0 upstream.

This reverts commit:

  2c7577a75837 ("sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch")

It was a nice speedup.  It's also not quite correct: SYSENTER
enables interrupts too early.

We can re-add this optimization once the SYSENTER code is beaten
into shape, which should happen in 4.3 or 4.4.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/85f56651f59f76624e80785a8fd3bdfdd089a818.1439838962.git.luto@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h | 12 ++++--------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
index 751bf4b..d7f3b3b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ do {									\
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 
 /* frame pointer must be last for get_wchan */
-#define SAVE_CONTEXT    "pushq %%rbp ; movq %%rsi,%%rbp\n\t"
-#define RESTORE_CONTEXT "movq %%rbp,%%rsi ; popq %%rbp\t"
+#define SAVE_CONTEXT    "pushf ; pushq %%rbp ; movq %%rsi,%%rbp\n\t"
+#define RESTORE_CONTEXT "movq %%rbp,%%rsi ; popq %%rbp ; popf\t"
 
 #define __EXTRA_CLOBBER  \
 	, "rcx", "rbx", "rdx", "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11", \
-	  "r12", "r13", "r14", "r15", "flags"
+	  "r12", "r13", "r14", "r15"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 #define __switch_canary							  \
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ do {									\
 #define __switch_canary_iparam
 #endif	/* CC_STACKPROTECTOR */
 
-/*
- * There is no need to save or restore flags, because flags are always
- * clean in kernel mode, with the possible exception of IOPL.  Kernel IOPL
- * has no effect.
- */
+/* Save restore flags to clear handle leaking NT */
 #define switch_to(prev, next, last) \
 	asm volatile(SAVE_CONTEXT					  \
 	     "movq %%rsp,%P[threadrsp](%[prev])\n\t" /* save RSP */	  \
-- 
1.9.1

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[toc] | [next] | [standalone]


#1215815 — Re: [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"

FromAndy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
Date2015-08-29 18:30 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"
Message-ID<q2RaV-77s-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1214851
If you haven't pushed this out yet, I would hold off.  I think it may
be unnecessary.

--Andy

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> wrote:
> 3.19.8-ckt6 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
>
> ------------------
>
> From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
>
> commit 512255a2ad2c832ca7d4de9f31245f73781922d0 upstream.
>
> This reverts commit:
>
>   2c7577a75837 ("sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch")
>
> It was a nice speedup.  It's also not quite correct: SYSENTER
> enables interrupts too early.
>
> We can re-add this optimization once the SYSENTER code is beaten
> into shape, which should happen in 4.3 or 4.4.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/85f56651f59f76624e80785a8fd3bdfdd089a818.1439838962.git.luto@kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h | 12 ++++--------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
> index 751bf4b..d7f3b3b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
> @@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ do {                                                                        \
>  #else /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
>
>  /* frame pointer must be last for get_wchan */
> -#define SAVE_CONTEXT    "pushq %%rbp ; movq %%rsi,%%rbp\n\t"
> -#define RESTORE_CONTEXT "movq %%rbp,%%rsi ; popq %%rbp\t"
> +#define SAVE_CONTEXT    "pushf ; pushq %%rbp ; movq %%rsi,%%rbp\n\t"
> +#define RESTORE_CONTEXT "movq %%rbp,%%rsi ; popq %%rbp ; popf\t"
>
>  #define __EXTRA_CLOBBER  \
>         , "rcx", "rbx", "rdx", "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11", \
> -         "r12", "r13", "r14", "r15", "flags"
> +         "r12", "r13", "r14", "r15"
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
>  #define __switch_canary                                                          \
> @@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ do {                                                                       \
>  #define __switch_canary_iparam
>  #endif /* CC_STACKPROTECTOR */
>
> -/*
> - * There is no need to save or restore flags, because flags are always
> - * clean in kernel mode, with the possible exception of IOPL.  Kernel IOPL
> - * has no effect.
> - */
> +/* Save restore flags to clear handle leaking NT */
>  #define switch_to(prev, next, last) \
>         asm volatile(SAVE_CONTEXT                                         \
>              "movq %%rsp,%P[threadrsp](%[prev])\n\t" /* save RSP */       \
> --
> 1.9.1
>



-- 
Andy Lutomirski
AMA Capital Management, LLC
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]


#1216289 — Re: [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"

FromKamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
Date2015-08-31 18:10 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 130/130] Revert "sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch"
Message-ID<q3zOH-4hj-27@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1215815
On Sat, 2015-08-29 at 09:20 -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> If you haven't pushed this out yet, I would hold off.  I think it may
> be unnecessary.

Okay, I've dropped this revert from the 3.19-stable queue.  And for
reference, your post: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/456

Thanks very much for the heads-up, Andy.

 -Kamal


> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> wrote:
> > 3.19.8-ckt6 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> >
> > commit 512255a2ad2c832ca7d4de9f31245f73781922d0 upstream.
> >
> > This reverts commit:
> >
> >   2c7577a75837 ("sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch")
> >
> > It was a nice speedup.  It's also not quite correct: SYSENTER
> > enables interrupts too early.
> >
> > We can re-add this optimization once the SYSENTER code is beaten
> > into shape, which should happen in 4.3 or 4.4.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> > Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> > Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/85f56651f59f76624e80785a8fd3bdfdd089a818.1439838962.git.luto@kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h | 12 ++++--------
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
> > index 751bf4b..d7f3b3b 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
> > @@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ do {                                                                        \
> >  #else /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
> >
> >  /* frame pointer must be last for get_wchan */
> > -#define SAVE_CONTEXT    "pushq %%rbp ; movq %%rsi,%%rbp\n\t"
> > -#define RESTORE_CONTEXT "movq %%rbp,%%rsi ; popq %%rbp\t"
> > +#define SAVE_CONTEXT    "pushf ; pushq %%rbp ; movq %%rsi,%%rbp\n\t"
> > +#define RESTORE_CONTEXT "movq %%rbp,%%rsi ; popq %%rbp ; popf\t"
> >
> >  #define __EXTRA_CLOBBER  \
> >         , "rcx", "rbx", "rdx", "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11", \
> > -         "r12", "r13", "r14", "r15", "flags"
> > +         "r12", "r13", "r14", "r15"
> >
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
> >  #define __switch_canary                                                          \
> > @@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ do {                                                                       \
> >  #define __switch_canary_iparam
> >  #endif /* CC_STACKPROTECTOR */
> >
> > -/*
> > - * There is no need to save or restore flags, because flags are always
> > - * clean in kernel mode, with the possible exception of IOPL.  Kernel IOPL
> > - * has no effect.
> > - */
> > +/* Save restore flags to clear handle leaking NT */
> >  #define switch_to(prev, next, last) \
> >         asm volatile(SAVE_CONTEXT                                         \
> >              "movq %%rsp,%P[threadrsp](%[prev])\n\t" /* save RSP */       \
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >
> 
> 
> 


--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[toc] | [prev] | [standalone]


Back to top | Article view | linux.kernel


csiph-web