> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandre CHARTRE <alexandre.char...@oracle.com>
> Sent: April 9, 2021 5:06 AM
> To: Thomas Tai <thomas....@oracle.com>; t...@linutronix.de;
> mi...@redhat.com; b...@alien8.de; x...@kernel.org
> Cc: sean.j.christopher...@intel.com; l...@amacapital.net;
> jar...@kernel.org; b...@suse.de; jet...@fortanix.com; linux-
> ker...@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/traps: call cond_local_irq_disable before
> returning from exc_general_protection and math_error
> 
> 
> On 4/8/21 7:28 PM, Thomas Tai wrote:
> > This fixes commit 334872a09198 ("x86/traps: Attempt to fixup
> exceptions
> > in vDSO before signaling") which added return statements without
> calling
> > cond_local_irq_disable(). According to commit ca4c6a9858c2
> > ("x86/traps: Make interrupt enable/disable symmetric in C code"),
> > cond_local_irq_disable() is needed because the ASM return code no
> > longer disables interrupts. Follow the existing code as an example to
> > use "goto exit" instead of "return" statement.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Tai <thomas....@oracle.com>
> > ---
> >   arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 4 ++--
> >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> Reviewed-by: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.char...@oracle.com>

Thank you Alex.

Thomas

> 
> And it is probably worth adding a 'Fixes:' tag:
> 
> Fixes: 334872a09198 ("x86/traps: Attempt to fixup exceptions in vDSO
> before signaling")
> 
> alex.

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