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

Pull x86 asm updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Misc changes:

   - context switch micro-optimization
   - debug printout micro-optimization
   - comment enhancements and typo fix"

* 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86: Replace seq_printf() with seq_puts()
  x86/asm: Fix typo in arch/x86/kernel/asm_offset_64.c
  sched/x86: Add a comment clarifying LDT context switching
  sched/x86_64: Don't save flags on context switch
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Linus Torvalds
2014-12-10 12:09:26 -08:00
7 changed files with 51 additions and 41 deletions

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@@ -52,7 +52,16 @@ static inline void switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next,
/* Stop flush ipis for the previous mm */
cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(prev));
/* Load the LDT, if the LDT is different: */
/*
* Load the LDT, if the LDT is different.
*
* It's possible leave_mm(prev) has been called. If so,
* then prev->context.ldt could be out of sync with the
* LDT descriptor or the LDT register. This can only happen
* if prev->context.ldt is non-null, since we never free
* an LDT. But LDTs can't be shared across mms, so
* prev->context.ldt won't be equal to next->context.ldt.
*/
if (unlikely(prev->context.ldt != next->context.ldt))
load_LDT_nolock(&next->context);
}