[PATCH 4/4] x86/fpu/64: Don't FNINIT in kernel_fpu_begin()

[Andy Lutomirski]

The remaining callers of kernel_fpu_begin() in 64-bit kernels don't use 387
instructions, so there's no need to sanitize FCW.  Skip it to get the
performance we lost back.

Reported-by: Krzysztof Olędzki <ole@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
index e95a06845443..6e826796a734 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
@@ -40,7 +40,19 @@ extern void fpregs_mark_activate(void);
 /* Code that is unaware of kernel_fpu_begin_mask() can use this */
 static inline void kernel_fpu_begin(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	/*
+	 * Any 64-bit code that uses 387 instructions must explicitly request
+	 * KFPU_387.
+	 */
+	kernel_fpu_begin_mask(KFPU_XYZMM);
+#else
+	/*
+	 * 32-bit kernel code may use 387 operations as well as SSE2, etc,
+	 * as long as it checks that the CPU has the required capability.
+	 */
 	kernel_fpu_begin_mask(KFPU_387 | KFPU_XYZMM);
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
-- 
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