From: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>,
X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>, Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>,
"Liu, Jing2" <jing2.liu@intel.com>,
"Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 14/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Inherit dynamic user state when used in the parent
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:35:07 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJvTdK=DKWrLSpmrxEc6JDT=dHrHxXNOuj-iQVW_FvFxBcfPAQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALCETrWhw_PfdhTY6zzewwwwB35x5LFDouZJ8+C_pcePNc69-w@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:08 AM Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 3:37 PM Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > When a new task is created, the kernel copies all the states from the
> > parent. If the parent already has any dynamic user state in use, the new
> > task has to expand the XSAVE buffer to save them. Also, disable the
> > associated first-use fault.
>
> This seems like a mistake. If init uses AMX for some misguided
> reason, ever task on the whole system will end up with AMX state
> allocated.
Andy, you are right -- the child can (and should) start with the
un-expanded context switch buffer, and as a result XFD should be armed
to fire on the child's first access to TMM hardware.
TMM registers are scratchpad, they will never be used to pass globals,
say, from parent to child thread.
Further, they are volatile and caller saved. The callee can assume
they are empty -- so even by virtue of being in a fork system call,
that state is already gone.
thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-24 18:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-19 23:32 [PATCH v2 00/22] x86: Support Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 01/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Modify area init helper prototypes to access all the possible areas Chang S. Bae
2020-12-07 17:12 ` Borislav Petkov
2020-12-07 23:03 ` Bae, Chang Seok
2020-12-07 23:10 ` Borislav Petkov
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 02/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Modify xstate copy " Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 03/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Modify address finder " Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 04/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Modify save and restore helper " Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 05/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Introduce a new variable for dynamic user states Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 06/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Outline dynamic xstate area size in the task context Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 07/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Introduce helpers to manage an xstate area dynamically Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 08/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Define the scope of the initial xstate data Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 09/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Introduce wrapper functions for organizing xstate area access Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 10/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Update xstate save function for supporting dynamic user xstate Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 11/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Update xstate area address finder " Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 12/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Update xstate context copy function for supporting dynamic area Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 13/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Expand dynamic user state area on first use Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 14/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Inherit dynamic user state when used in the parent Chang S. Bae
2020-11-20 5:08 ` Andy Lutomirski
2020-11-24 18:35 ` Len Brown [this message]
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 15/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Support ptracer-induced xstate area expansion Chang S. Bae
2020-11-20 5:07 ` Andy Lutomirski
2020-11-24 18:22 ` Bae, Chang Seok
2020-11-24 18:33 ` Andy Lutomirski
2020-12-02 4:00 ` Bae, Chang Seok
2020-12-03 5:00 ` Andy Lutomirski
2020-12-08 19:12 ` Bae, Chang Seok
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 16/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Extend the table for mapping xstate components with features Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 17/22] x86/cpufeatures/amx: Enumerate Advanced Matrix Extension (AMX) feature bits Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 18/22] x86/fpu/amx: Define AMX state components and have it used for boot-time checks Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 19/22] x86/fpu/amx: Enable the AMX feature in 64-bit mode Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 20/22] selftest/x86/amx: Include test cases for the AMX state management Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 21/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Support dynamic user state in the signal handling path Chang S. Bae
2020-11-19 23:32 ` [PATCH v2 22/22] x86/fpu/xstate: Introduce boot-parameters for control some state component support Chang S. Bae
2020-11-20 5:02 ` Andy Lutomirski
2020-11-24 18:50 ` Len Brown
2020-11-24 23:41 ` Andy Lutomirski
2020-12-01 18:00 ` Len Brown
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