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| From | Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID |
| Date | 2017-06-21 19:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tURVo-Rb-27@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <tUGnf-1Tn-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <tUGnh-1Tn-39@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 10:22:10PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> - * The x86 doesn't have a mmu context, but
> - * we put the segment information here.
> + * x86 has arch-specific MMU state beyond what lives in mm_struct.
> */
> typedef struct {
> + /*
> + * ctx_id uniquely identifies this mm_struct. A ctx_id will never
> + * be reused, and zero is not a valid ctx_id.
> + */
> + u64 ctx_id;
> +
> + /*
> + * Any code that needs to do any sort of TLB flushing for this
> + * mm will first make its changes to the page tables, then
> + * increment tlb_gen, then flush. This lets the low-level
> + * flushing code keep track of what needs flushing.
> + *
> + * This is not used on Xen PV.
> + */
> + atomic64_t tlb_gen;
Btw, can this just be a 4-byte int instead? I.e., simply atomic_t. I
mean, it should be enough for all the TLB generations in flight, no?
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.
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[PATCH v3 00/11] PCID and improved laziness Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
[PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 15:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 15:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 05:00 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-22 14:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 20:20 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-22 23:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-23 05:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-23 09:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@gmail.com> - 2017-06-22 18:20 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 20:20 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 11/11] x86/mm: Try to preserve old TLB entries using PCID Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-26 18:10 +0200
[PATCH v3 08/11] x86/mm: Disable PCID on 32-bit kernels Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 08/11] x86/mm: Disable PCID on 32-bit kernels Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 11:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 08/11] x86/mm: Disable PCID on 32-bit kernels Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-23 11:30 +0200
[PATCH v3 02/11] x86/ldt: Simplify LDT switching logic Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 02/11] x86/ldt: Simplify LDT switching logic Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 10:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 02/11] x86/ldt: Simplify LDT switching logic Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-21 11:50 +0200
[tip:x86/mm] x86/ldt: Simplify the LDT switching logic tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2017-06-22 13:20 +0200
[PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 10:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-21 10:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 17:20 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@gmail.com> - 2017-06-22 01:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 04:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 01/11] x86/mm: Don't reenter flush_tlb_func_common() Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 09:40 +0200
[PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 11:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 18:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-21 19:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-22 17:00 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 19:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-22 21:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com> - 2017-06-23 15:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] x86/mm: Rework lazy TLB mode and TLB freshness tracking Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-23 17:30 +0200
[PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 10:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-21 12:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 18:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-21 19:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-21 19:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] x86/mm: Give each mm TLB flush generation a unique ID Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 04:40 +0200
[PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 11:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 15:50 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 22:40 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-23 14:00 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-23 17:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com> - 2017-06-23 15:40 +0200
[PATCH v3 07/11] x86/mm: Stop calling leave_mm() in idle code Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 07:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 07/11] x86/mm: Stop calling leave_mm() in idle code Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-06-21 11:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 07/11] x86/mm: Stop calling leave_mm() in idle code Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-21 18:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 07/11] x86/mm: Stop calling leave_mm() in idle code Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2017-06-23 11:10 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 00/11] PCID and improved laziness Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-06-21 20:30 +0200
Re: [PATCH v3 00/11] PCID and improved laziness Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-06-22 07:30 +0200
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