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@ 2018-09-28 16:02 Dave Hansen
  2018-09-28 16:02 ` [PATCH 1/8] x86/mm: clarify hardware vs. software "error_code" Dave Hansen
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From: Dave Hansen @ 2018-09-28 16:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel
  Cc: Dave Hansen, sean.j.christopherson, peterz, tglx, luto, jannh, x86

Changes from v1:
 * Take "space_" out of do_kern/user_addr_fault()
 * Make "bad fault" comment in do_kern_addr_fault() less scary
 * Add clarifying comment for the conditions under which 
   do_kern_addr_fault() is called.
 * Remove mention of hw_error_code in search_exception_tables()
   comment.
 * Clarify that the exception tables spell out individual
   instructions, not larger sections of code.
 * Use PAGE_MASK in is_vsyscall_vaddr()
 * Add some additional reasoning behind the code move when
   moving the vsyscall handling to user address space handler
 * Remove hard-coded ~0xfff and replace with PAGE_MASK

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I went trying to clean up the spurious protection key checks.
But, I got distracted by some other warts in the code.  I hope this
makes things more comprehendable with some improved structure,
commenting and naming.

We come out the other side of it with a new warning in for pkey
faults in the kernel portion of the address space, and removal
of some dead pkeys code, but no other functional changes.

There is a potential impact from moving the vsyscall emulation.
But, this does pass the x86 selftests without any fuss.

Cc: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>
Cc: "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org

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