On 11/20/2017 09:07 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> @@ -560,6 +560,14 @@ END(irq_entries_start)
>       .macro interrupt func
>       cld
>       ALLOC_PT_GPREGS_ON_STACK
> +
> +     testb   $3, CS(%rsp)
> +     jz      1f
> +     SWAPGS
> +     call    switch_to_thread_stack
> +     SWAPGS
> +1:

This looks really weird to me.  SWAPGS, switch stack, and SWAPGS again?

Is this so that we can use some per-cpu data in switch_to_thread_stack,
and then put GS back so that the normal, non-trampoline entry code can
do its normal SWAPGS voodoo?



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