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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 3/3] sched, x86: Check that we're on the right stack in schedule and __might_sleep
On Nov 20, 2014 2:28 AM, "Borislav Petkov" <bp@alien8.de> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 04:46:29PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > So we'd do, in do_machine_check:
> >
> > irq_enter();
> >
> > do atomic stuff;
> >
> > ist_stop_being_atomic(regs);
> > local_irq_enable();
> > ...
> > local_irq_disable();
> > ist_start_being_atomic_again();
>
> Well, why would I want to go atomic again? We just do the minimally
> needed atomic stuff, irq_exit() and then do the rest.

Because ist_exit will get confused otherwise, and you still need to
call something on the way out for context tracking.

Yes, I could rearrange it a bit. Will ponder.

--Andy

>
> >
> > irq_exit();
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
> Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
> --


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