On Fri, Nov 06 2020 at 15:29, ira weiny wrote: > +#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SUPERVISOR_PKEYS > +/* > + * PKRS is a per-logical-processor MSR which overlays additional protection for > + * pages which have been mapped with a protection key. > + * > + * The register is not maintained with XSAVE so we have to maintain the MSR > + * value in software during context switch and exception handling. > + * > + * Context switches save the MSR in the task struct thus taking that value to > + * other processors if necessary. > + * > + * To protect against exceptions having access to this memory we save the > + * current running value and set the PKRS value for the duration of the > + * exception. Thus preventing exception handlers from having the elevated > + * access of the interrupted task. > + */ > +noinstr void irq_save_set_pkrs(irqentry_state_t *irq_state, u32 val) > +{ > + if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_PKS)) > + return; > + > + irq_state->thread_pkrs = current->thread.saved_pkrs; > + write_pkrs(INIT_PKRS_VALUE); Why is this noinstr? Just because it's called from a noinstr function? Of course the function itself violates the noinstr constraints: vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: write_pkrs()+0x36: call to do_trace_write_msr() leaves .noinstr.text section There is absolutely no reason to have this marked noinstr. Thanks, tglx