From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx> Use a separate return path when we know we are returning to the kernel. This allows us to put the PTI cr3-switch and the switch to the entry-stack into the return-to-user path without further checking. Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S index 571209e..61303fa 100644 --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ # define preempt_stop(clobbers) DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(clobbers); TRACE_IRQS_OFF #else # define preempt_stop(clobbers) -# define resume_kernel restore_all +# define resume_kernel restore_all_kernel #endif .macro TRACE_IRQS_IRET @@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ ENTRY(resume_kernel) DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_ANY) .Lneed_resched: cmpl $0, PER_CPU_VAR(__preempt_count) - jnz restore_all + jnz restore_all_kernel testl $X86_EFLAGS_IF, PT_EFLAGS(%esp) # interrupts off (exception path) ? - jz restore_all + jz restore_all_kernel call preempt_schedule_irq jmp .Lneed_resched END(resume_kernel) @@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ restore_all: */ INTERRUPT_RETURN +restore_all_kernel: + TRACE_IRQS_IRET + RESTORE_REGS 4 + jmp .Lirq_return + .section .fixup, "ax" ENTRY(iret_exc ) pushl $0 # no error code -- 2.7.4