On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 09:09:49PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> The default kernel_fpu_begin() doesn't work on systems that support XMM but
> haven't yet enabled CR4.OSFXSR. This causes crashes when _mmx_memcpy() is
> called too early because LDMXCSR generates #UD when the aforementioned bit
> is clear.
>
> Fix it by using kernel_fpu_begin_mask(KFPU_387) explicitly.
>
> Fixes: 7ad816762f9b ("x86/fpu: Reset MXCSR to default in kernel_fpu_begin()")
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Krzysztof Mazur <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/x86/lib/mmx_32.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
Thanks, 5.10 + this patch series boots on K7 with SSE.
Tested-by: Krzysztof Mazur <[email protected]>
Regards,
Krzysiek
