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SubjectRe: [patch V3 29/66] x86/fpu: Rename fxregs related copy functions
On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 04:18:52PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The function names for fxsave/fxrstor operations are horribly named and
> a permanent source of confusion.
>
> Rename:
> copy_fxregs_to_kernel() to fxsave()
> copy_kernel_to_fxregs() to fxrstor()
> copy_fxregs_to_user() to fxsave_to_user_sigframe()
> copy_user_to_fxregs() to fxrstor_from_user_sigframe()
>
> so it's clear what these are doing. All these functions are really low
> level wrappers around the equaly named instructions, so mapping to the
> documentation is just natural.
>
> While at it replace the static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FXSR) with use_fxsr() to
> be consistent with the rest of the code.

I think you mean with this...

> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int copy_fpregs_to_fpstate(struct fpu *f
> }
>
> if (likely(use_fxsr())) {
> - copy_fxregs_to_kernel(fpu);
> + fxsave(&fpu->state.fxsave);
> return 1;
> }
>
> @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static inline void copy_init_fpstate_to_
> if (use_xsave())
> os_xrstor(&init_fpstate.xsave, features_mask);
> else if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FXSR))
> - copy_kernel_to_fxregs(&init_fpstate.fxsave);
> + fxrstor(&init_fpstate.fxsave);
> else
> copy_kernel_to_fregs(&init_fpstate.fsave);
>

... this else if branch here. IOW, it should be:

...
else if (use_fxsr())
fxrstor(&init_fpstate.fxsave);

...


Gnight!

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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