Andy Lutomirski 1c9fe4409c x86/mm: Document how CR4.PCIDE restore works ...

While debugging a problem, I thought that using
cr4_set_bits_and_update_boot() to restore CR4.PCIDE would be
helpful.  It turns out to be counterproductive.

Add a comment documenting how this works.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

2017-09-06 20:12:57 -07:00

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acpi

Merge tag 'acpi-4.14-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm

2017-09-05 12:45:03 -07:00

apic

x86/apic: Silence "FW_BUG TSC_DEADLINE disabled due to Errata" on CPUs without the feature

2017-08-31 11:17:27 +02:00

cpu

x86/mm: Document how CR4.PCIDE restore works

2017-09-06 20:12:57 -07:00

fpu

KVM: x86: Fix load damaged SSEx MXCSR register

2017-05-15 16:08:56 +02:00

kprobes

kprobes/x86: Do not jump-optimize kprobes on irq entry code

2017-08-10 16:28:53 +02:00

.gitignore

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alternative.c

x86: Clarify/fix no-op barriers for text_poke_bp()

2017-08-10 17:35:19 +02:00

amd_gart_64.c

x86: remove arch specific dma_supported implementation

2017-06-28 06:54:46 -07:00

amd_nb.c

x86/amd_nb: Add SMN and Indirect Data Fabric access for AMD Fam17h

2016-11-16 20:46:38 +01:00

apb_timer.c

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

2016-12-25 14:30:04 -08:00

aperture_64.c

x86/boot/e820: Prefix the E820_* type names with "E820_TYPE_"

2017-01-28 22:55:22 +01:00

apm_32.c

x86: Remap GDT tables in the fixmap section

2017-03-16 09:06:35 +01:00

asm-offsets_32.c

x86/lguest: Remove lguest support

2017-08-24 09:57:28 +02:00

asm-offsets_64.c

x86/xen: Get rid of paravirt op adjust_exception_frame

2017-08-31 21:35:10 +02:00

asm-offsets.c

efi: Get and store the secure boot status

2017-02-07 10:42:10 +01:00

audit_64.c

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bootflag.c

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check.c

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cpuid.c

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

2016-12-12 19:25:04 -08:00

crash_dump_32.c

Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally

2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00

crash_dump_64.c

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crash.c

kexec: move vmcoreinfo out of the kernel's .bss section

2017-07-12 16:25:59 -07:00

devicetree.c

x86/devicetree: Convert to using %pOF instead of ->full_name

2017-07-21 10:14:15 +02:00

doublefault.c

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h>

2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00

dumpstack_32.c

x86/dumpstack: Fix interrupt and exception stack boundary checks

2017-07-18 10:56:23 +02:00

dumpstack_64.c

x86/dumpstack: Fix interrupt and exception stack boundary checks

2017-07-18 10:56:23 +02:00

dumpstack.c

x86/asm/32: Remove a bunch of '& 0xffff' from pt_regs segment reads

2017-07-30 12:04:41 +02:00

e820.c

x86/boot/e820: Add support to determine the E820 type of an address

2017-07-18 11:38:01 +02:00

early_printk.c

x86/earlyprintk: Add support for earlyprintk via USB3 debug port

2017-03-21 12:30:16 +01:00

early-quirks.c

Merge tag 'acpi-4.14-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm

2017-09-05 12:45:03 -07:00

ebda.c

x86/boot: Simplify EBDA-vs-BIOS reservation logic

2016-07-22 11:46:01 +02:00

eisa.c

x86/eisa: Add missing include

2017-08-31 21:34:48 +02:00

espfix_64.c

x86/mm: Provide general kernel support for memory encryption

2017-07-18 11:38:00 +02:00

ftrace_32.S

x86/ftrace: Fix ebp in ftrace_regs_caller that screws up unwinder

2017-04-21 09:48:16 +02:00

ftrace_64.S

x86/ftrace: Use Makefile logic instead of #ifdef for compiling ftrace_*.o

2017-03-24 10:14:08 +01:00

ftrace.c

x86/ftrace: Make sure that ftrace trampolines are not RWX

2017-05-26 22:37:02 -04:00

head32.c

x86/idt: Move early IDT setup out of 32-bit asm

2017-08-29 12:07:26 +02:00

head64.c

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

2017-09-04 17:43:56 -07:00

head_32.S

x86/idt: Remove superfluous ALIGNment

2017-08-31 15:47:02 +02:00

head_64.S

x86/mm: Provide general kernel support for memory encryption

2017-07-18 11:38:00 +02:00

hpet.c

x86/hpet: Cure interface abuse in the resume path

2017-08-01 13:02:37 +02:00

hw_breakpoint.c

x86/kernel: Audit and remove any unnecessary uses of module.h

2016-07-14 15:06:41 +02:00

i8237.c

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i8253.c

x86/kernel: Audit and remove any unnecessary uses of module.h

2016-07-14 15:06:41 +02:00

i8259.c

x86: i8259: export legacy_pic symbol

2017-04-14 12:08:51 +02:00

idt.c

x86/idt: Fix the X86_TRAP_BP gate

2017-09-01 11:04:56 +02:00

io_delay.c

x86/kernel: Audit and remove any unnecessary uses of module.h

2016-07-14 15:06:41 +02:00

ioport.c

Merge tag 'kvm-4.11-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm

2017-03-04 11:36:19 -08:00

irq_32.c

x86/kernel: Audit and remove any unnecessary uses of module.h

2016-07-14 15:06:41 +02:00

irq_64.c

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task_stack.h>

2017-03-02 08:42:36 +01:00

irq_work.c

x86/irq_work: Make it depend on APIC

2017-08-29 11:42:30 +02:00

irq.c

x86/ipi: Make platform IPI depend on APIC

2017-08-29 11:42:29 +02:00

irqinit.c

x86/idt: Move interrupt gate initialization to IDT code

2017-08-29 12:07:28 +02:00

itmt.c

sched/x86: Remove unnecessary TBM3 check to update topology

2017-01-19 08:42:37 +01:00

jump_label.c

jump_label: Reorder hotplug lock and jump_label_lock

2017-05-26 10:10:45 +02:00

kdebugfs.c

x86, mpparse, x86/acpi, x86/PCI, x86/dmi, SFI: Use memremap() for RAM mappings

2017-07-18 11:37:58 +02:00

kexec-bzimage64.c

x86/boot/e820: Rename the e820_table_firmware to e820_table_kexec

2017-07-05 10:09:02 +02:00

kgdb.c

sched/x86: Add 'struct inactive_task_frame' to better document the sleeping task stack frame

2016-08-24 12:27:41 +02:00

ksysfs.c

Merge branch 'linus' into x86/mm to pick up fixes and to fix conflicts

2017-08-26 09:19:13 +02:00

kvm.c

x86/idt: Hide set_intr_gate()

2017-08-29 12:07:29 +02:00

kvmclock.c

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/clock.h>

2017-03-02 08:42:27 +01:00

ldt.c

x86/ldt/64: Refresh DS and ES when modify_ldt changes an entry

2017-07-27 09:12:57 +02:00

livepatch.c

livepatch/x86: apply alternatives and paravirt patches after relocations

2016-08-18 23:41:55 +02:00

machine_kexec_32.c

x86/idt: Consolidate IDT invalidation

2017-08-29 12:07:26 +02:00

machine_kexec_64.c

x86/mm, kexec: Fix memory corruption with SME on successive kexecs

2017-07-30 12:09:12 +02:00

Makefile

x86/idt: Create file for IDT related code

2017-08-29 12:07:25 +02:00

mmconf-fam10h_64.c

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module.c

x86/unwind: Add the ORC unwinder

2017-07-26 13:18:20 +02:00

mpparse.c

x86/boot: Use memremap() to map the MPF and MPC data

2017-07-18 11:38:02 +02:00

msr.c

x86/msr: Remove bogus cleanup from the error path

2016-12-25 10:47:41 +01:00

nmi_selftest.c

x86/nmi: Fix timeout test in test_nmi_ipi()

2017-06-20 12:52:43 +02:00

nmi.c

x86/nmi: Use raw lock

2017-08-16 20:40:09 +02:00

paravirt_patch_32.c

x86/paravirt: Mark unused patch_default label

2016-12-22 17:43:35 +01:00

paravirt_patch_64.c

x86/paravirt: Mark unused patch_default label

2016-12-22 17:43:35 +01:00

paravirt-spinlocks.c

Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm

2017-02-22 18:22:53 -08:00

paravirt.c

x86/xen: Get rid of paravirt op adjust_exception_frame

2017-08-31 21:35:10 +02:00

pci-calgary_64.c

x86: remove arch specific dma_supported implementation

2017-06-28 06:54:46 -07:00

pci-dma.c

x86, swiotlb: Add memory encryption support

2017-07-18 11:38:03 +02:00

pci-iommu_table.c

x86: Fix non-static inlines

2016-04-16 13:21:40 +02:00

pci-nommu.c

x86, swiotlb: Add memory encryption support

2017-07-18 11:38:03 +02:00

pci-swiotlb.c

x86, swiotlb: Add memory encryption support

2017-07-18 11:38:03 +02:00

pcspeaker.c

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perf_regs.c

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task_stack.h>

2017-03-02 08:42:36 +01:00

platform-quirks.c

x86/lguest: Remove lguest support

2017-08-24 09:57:28 +02:00

pmem.c

x86/kernel: Audit and remove any unnecessary uses of module.h

2016-07-14 15:06:41 +02:00

probe_roms.c

x86/boot/e820: Move asm/e820.h to asm/e820/api.h

2017-01-28 09:31:13 +01:00

process_32.c

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

2017-09-04 13:56:37 -07:00

process_64.c

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

2017-09-04 13:56:37 -07:00

process.c

x86/mm, kexec: Allow kexec to be used with SME

2017-07-18 11:38:04 +02:00

ptrace.c

x86/arch_prctl/64: Rename do_arch_prctl() to do_arch_prctl_64()

2017-03-20 16:10:32 +01:00

pvclock.c

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/nmi.h>

2017-03-02 08:42:30 +01:00

quirks.c

treewide: Consolidate Apple DMI checks

2017-08-03 23:26:22 +02:00

reboot_fixups_32.c

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reboot.c

x86/idt: Consolidate IDT invalidation

2017-08-29 12:07:26 +02:00

relocate_kernel_32.S

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relocate_kernel_64.S

x86/mm, kexec: Fix memory corruption with SME on successive kexecs

2017-07-30 12:09:12 +02:00

resource.c

x86/boot/e820: Harmonize the 'struct e820_table' fields

2017-01-28 09:33:16 +01:00

rtc.c

timekeeping: Ignore the bogus sleep time if pm_trace is enabled

2016-11-29 18:02:58 +01:00

setup_percpu.c

x86/percpu: Use static initializer for GDT entry

2017-08-29 12:07:24 +02:00

setup.c

Merge tag 'acpi-4.14-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm

2017-09-05 12:45:03 -07:00

signal_compat.c

x86/signals: Fix lower/upper bound reporting in compat siginfo

2017-04-05 10:16:43 +02:00

signal.c

x86/asm/32: Remove a bunch of '& 0xffff' from pt_regs segment reads

2017-07-30 12:04:41 +02:00

smp.c

x86/tracing: Disentangle pagefault and resched IPI tracing key

2017-08-29 11:42:29 +02:00

smpboot.c

x86/smpboot: Unbreak CPU0 hotplug

2017-08-10 17:02:47 +02:00

stacktrace.c

stacktrace/x86: add function for detecting reliable stack traces

2017-03-08 09:18:02 +01:00

step.c

x86/asm/32: Remove a bunch of '& 0xffff' from pt_regs segment reads

2017-07-30 12:04:41 +02:00

sys_x86_64.c

x86/mm: Prepare to expose larger address space to userspace

2017-07-21 10:05:18 +02:00

sysfb_efi.c

Merge branch 'linus' into efi/core, to pick up fixes

2016-05-07 07:00:07 +02:00

sysfb_simplefb.c

x86/sysfb: Fix lfb_size calculation

2016-11-16 09:38:23 +01:00

sysfb.c

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tboot.c

iommu/vt-d: Correctly disable Intel IOMMU force on

2017-06-15 16:41:10 +02:00

tce_64.c

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time.c

x86/time: Make setup_default_timer_irq() static

2017-06-13 08:42:09 +02:00

tls.c

x86/asm: Replace access to desc_struct:a/b fields

2017-08-29 12:07:25 +02:00

tls.h

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topology.c

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trace_clock.c

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tracepoint.c

x86/tracing: Disentangle pagefault and resched IPI tracing key

2017-08-29 11:42:29 +02:00

traps.c

x86/idt: Move regular trap init to tables

2017-08-29 12:07:27 +02:00

tsc_msr.c

x86/tsc: Set TSC_KNOWN_FREQ and TSC_RELIABLE flags on Intel Atom SoCs

2016-11-18 10:58:31 +01:00

tsc_sync.c

x86/tsc: Remove the TSC_ADJUST clamp

2017-06-04 21:55:53 +02:00

tsc.c

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

2017-07-03 18:01:50 -07:00

unwind_frame.c

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

2017-09-04 09:52:57 -07:00

unwind_guess.c

x86/unwind: Add the ORC unwinder

2017-07-26 13:18:20 +02:00

unwind_orc.c

x86/unwind: Add the ORC unwinder

2017-07-26 13:18:20 +02:00

uprobes.c

uprobes/x86: Fix RIP-relative handling of EVEX-encoded instructions

2016-08-12 08:29:24 +02:00

verify_cpu.S

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vm86_32.c

x86/vm86/32: Switch to flush_tlb_mm_range() in mark_screen_rdonly()

2017-04-26 10:02:06 +02:00

vmlinux.lds.S

x86/unwind: Add the ORC unwinder

2017-07-26 13:18:20 +02:00

vsmp_64.c

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x86_init.c

x86/boot/e820: Rename default_machine_specific_memory_setup() to e820__memory_setup_default()

2017-01-28 14:42:26 +01:00