linux.git/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h, branch v3.11

x86: delete __cpuinit usage from all x86 files

2013-07-14T23:36:56+00:00

The __cpuinit type of throwaway sections might have made sense
some time ago when RAM was more constrained, but now the savings
do not offset the cost and complications.  For example, the fix in
commit 5e427ec2d0 ("x86: Fix bit corruption at CPU resume time")
is a good example of the nasty type of bugs that can be created
with improper use of the various __init prefixes.

After a discussion on LKML[1] it was decided that cpuinit should go
the way of devinit and be phased out.  Once all the users are gone,
we can then finally remove the macros themselves from linux/init.h.

Note that some harmless section mismatch warnings may result, since
notify_cpu_starting() and cpu_up() are arch independent (kernel/cpu.c)
are flagged as __cpuinit  -- so if we remove the __cpuinit from
arch specific callers, we will also get section mismatch warnings.
As an intermediate step, we intend to turn the linux/init.h cpuinit
content into no-ops as early as possible, since that will get rid
of these warnings.  In any case, they are temporary and harmless.

This removes all the arch/x86 uses of the __cpuinit macros from
all C files.  x86 only had the one __CPUINIT used in assembly files,
and it wasn't paired off with a .previous or a __FINIT, so we can
delete it directly w/o any corresponding additional change there.

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/5/20/589

Cc: Thomas Gleixner 
Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" 
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Acked-by: Ingo Molnar 
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner 
Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker

Merge branch 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2013-07-02T23:26:44+00:00

Pull x86 FPU changes from Ingo Molnar:
 "There are two bigger changes in this tree:

   - Add an [early-use-]safe static_cpu_has() variant and other
     robustness improvements, including the new X86_DEBUG_STATIC_CPU_HAS
     configurable debugging facility, motivated by recent obscure FPU
     code bugs, by Borislav Petkov

   - Reimplement FPU detection code in C and drop the old asm code, by
     Peter Anvin."

* 'x86-fpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86, fpu: Use static_cpu_has_safe before alternatives
  x86: Add a static_cpu_has_safe variant
  x86: Sanity-check static_cpu_has usage
  x86, cpu: Add a synthetic, always true, cpu feature
  x86: Get rid of ->hard_math and all the FPU asm fu

x86: Get rid of ->hard_math and all the FPU asm fu

2013-06-06T21:32:04+00:00

Reimplement FPU detection code in C and drop old, not-so-recommended
detection method in asm. Move all the relevant stuff into i387.c where
it conceptually belongs. Finally drop cpuinfo_x86.hard_math.

[ hpa: huge thanks to Borislav for taking my original concept patch
  and productizing it ]

[ Boris, note to self: do not use static_cpu_has before alternatives! ]

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1367244262-29511-2-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1365436666-9837-2-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86: Extend #DF debugging aid to 64-bit

2013-05-13T20:42:44+00:00

It is sometimes very helpful to be able to pinpoint the location which
causes a double fault before it turns into a triple fault and the
machine reboots. We have this for 32-bit already so extend it to 64-bit.
On 64-bit we get the register snapshot at #DF time and not from the
first exception which actually causes the #DF. It should be close
enough, though.

[ hpa: and definitely better than nothing, which is what we have now. ]

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1368093749-31296-1-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, cpu: Convert AMD Erratum 400

2013-04-02T17:12:55+00:00

Convert AMD erratum 400 to the bug infrastructure. Then, retract all
exports for modules since they're not needed now and make the AMD
erratum checking machinery local to amd.c. Use forward declarations to
avoid shuffling too much code around needlessly.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363788448-31325-7-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, cpu: Convert AMD Erratum 383

2013-04-02T17:12:54+00:00

Convert the AMD erratum 383 testing code to the bug infrastructure. This
allows keeping the AMD-specific erratum testing machinery private to
amd.c and not export symbols to modules needlessly.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363788448-31325-6-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, cpu: Convert Cyrix coma bug detection

2013-04-02T17:12:54+00:00

... to the new facility.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363788448-31325-5-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, cpu: Convert FDIV bug detection

2013-04-02T17:12:53+00:00

... to the new facility. Add a reference to the wikipedia article
explaining the FDIV test we're doing here.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363788448-31325-4-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, cpu: Convert F00F bug detection

2013-04-02T17:12:52+00:00

... to using the new facility and drop the cpuinfo_x86 member.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363788448-31325-3-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, cpu: Expand cpufeature facility to include cpu bugs

2013-04-02T17:12:52+00:00

We add another 32-bit vector at the end of the ->x86_capability
bitvector which collects bugs present in CPUs. After all, a CPU bug is a
kind of a capability, albeit a strange one.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1363788448-31325-2-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin