Re: [PATCH RFC V3 5/9] x86/pks: Add PKS kernel API

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On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 01:07:47PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 09, 2020 at 12:42:54PM -0700, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > +static inline void pks_update_protection(int pkey, unsigned long protection)
> > +{
> > +	current->thread.saved_pkrs = update_pkey_val(current->thread.saved_pkrs,
> > +						     pkey, protection);
> > +	preempt_disable();
> > +	write_pkrs(current->thread.saved_pkrs);
> > +	preempt_enable();
> > +}
> 
> write_pkrs() already disables preemption itself. Wrapping it in yet
> another layer is useless.

I was thinking the update to saved_pkrs needed this protection as well and that
was to be included in the preemption disable.  But that too is incorrect.

I've removed this preemption disable.

Thanks,
Ira



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