[PATCH v2 4/5] x86: remove X86_FEATURE_XENPV usage in setup_cpu_entry_area()

From: Juergen Gross
Date: Fri Nov 04 2022 - 03:28:12 EST


Testing of X86_FEATURE_XENPV in setup_cpu_entry_area() can be removed,
as this code path is 32-bit only, and Xen PV guests are not supporting
32-bit mode.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
---
V2:
- new patch
---
arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c b/arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c
index 6c2f1b76a0b6..42cd96e7d733 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/cpu_entry_area.c
@@ -138,17 +138,13 @@ static void __init setup_cpu_entry_area(unsigned int cpu)
pgprot_t tss_prot = PAGE_KERNEL_RO;
#else
/*
- * On native 32-bit systems, the GDT cannot be read-only because
+ * On 32-bit systems, the GDT cannot be read-only because
* our double fault handler uses a task gate, and entering through
* a task gate needs to change an available TSS to busy. If the
* GDT is read-only, that will triple fault. The TSS cannot be
* read-only because the CPU writes to it on task switches.
- *
- * On Xen PV, the GDT must be read-only because the hypervisor
- * requires it.
*/
- pgprot_t gdt_prot = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XENPV) ?
- PAGE_KERNEL_RO : PAGE_KERNEL;
+ pgprot_t gdt_prot = PAGE_KERNEL;
pgprot_t tss_prot = PAGE_KERNEL;
#endif

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