Re: [PATCH 4/5] x86-64: Remove the PDA
From: Tejun Heo
Date: Sun Jan 18 2009 - 21:19:20 EST
Hello, Brian.
Brian Gerst wrote:
...
> @@ -881,13 +881,9 @@ __setup("clearcpuid=", setup_disablecpuid);
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> struct desc_ptr idt_descr = { 256 * 16 - 1, (unsigned long) idt_table };
>
> -DEFINE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED(char[IRQ_STACK_SIZE], irq_stack);
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> -DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_stack_ptr); /* will be set during per cpu init */
> -#else
> +DEFINE_PER_CPU_FIRST(union irq_stack_union, irq_stack_union) __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_stack_ptr) =
> - per_cpu_var(irq_stack) + IRQ_STACK_SIZE - 64;
> -#endif
> + per_cpu_var(irq_stack_union.irq_stack) + IRQ_STACK_SIZE - 64;
>
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kernel_stack) =
> (unsigned long)&init_thread_union - KERNEL_STACK_OFFSET + THREAD_SIZE;
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
> index 98ea26a..8c83de6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
> @@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64)
> cmpl $0, per_cpu__cpu_number(%rax)
> jne 1f
> addq %rax, early_gdt_descr_base(%rip)
> + addq %rax, per_cpu__irq_stack_ptr(%rax)
> 1:
> #endif
> /*
As discussed before, the above chunks do drop one #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
but it does add a obscure relocation and please note that it's
different from early_gdt_descr. early_gdt_descr is needed to bring up
the cpu so there's no other way to do it but to relocate it in
assembly. If you absolutely have to relocate irq_stack_ptr early,
please do it in C code in head64.c but then again irq_stack_ptr is not
even necessary till traps_init() which is way after per cpu area
setup. So, the above two chunks are not necessary && even if they go
in, they don't have much to do with this patch.
In general, I think trying to early initialize per cpu pointer to per
cpu variable just isn't a good idea and should be avoided as much as
possible. I think the #ifdef there is fine - it's short and apparent
and represntative of the two separate percpu implementations we have.
If you're annoyed by it, I think it would be better to either
consolidate such #ifdefs (there are a few other places) or define a
wrapper macro to conditionalize and document the different
initialization paths, but please don't add obscure assembly
relocation, especially not without comment explaining it.
Thanks.
--
tejun
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