Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86/xen/entry: Rename xenpv_exc_nmi to noist_exc_nmi

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon May 03 2021 - 15:05:41 EST


On Tue, Apr 27 2021 at 07:09, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> From: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> There is no any functionality change intended. Just rename it and
> move it to arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c so that we can resue it later in
> next patch for early NMI and kvm.

'Reuse it later' is not really a proper explanation why this change it
necessary.

Also this can be simplified by using aliasing which keeps the name
spaces intact.

Thanks,

tglx
---

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ static __always_inline void __##func(str
#define DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW(func) \
__visible noinstr void func(struct pt_regs *regs)

+#define DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW_ALIAS(alias, func) \
+__visible noinstr void func(struct pt_regs *regs) __alias(alias)
+
/**
* DECLARE_IDTENTRY_RAW_ERRORCODE - Declare functions for raw IDT entry points
* Error code pushed by hardware
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW(exc_nmi)
mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers();
}

+DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW_ALIAS(exc_nmi, xenpv_exc_nmi);
+
void stop_nmi(void)
{
ignore_nmis++;
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -565,12 +565,6 @@ static void xen_write_ldt_entry(struct d

void noist_exc_debug(struct pt_regs *regs);

-DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW(xenpv_exc_nmi)
-{
- /* On Xen PV, NMI doesn't use IST. The C part is the same as native. */
- exc_nmi(regs);
-}
-
DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW_ERRORCODE(xenpv_exc_double_fault)
{
/* On Xen PV, DF doesn't use IST. The C part is the same as native. */