kernel/linux.git/include/linux/entry-common.h, branch v6.18.21

entry: Split generic entry into generic exception and syscall entry

2025-06-30T17:52:55+00:00

Currently CONFIG_GENERIC_ENTRY enables both the generic exception entry logic and the generic syscall entry logic, which are otherwise loosely coupled. Introduce separate config options for these so that architectures can select the two independently. This will make it easier for architectures to migrate to generic entry code. Suggested-by: Mark Rutland Signed-off-by: Jinjie Ruan Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Acked-by: Linus Walleij Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250213130007.1418890-2-ruanjinjie@huawei.com Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250624-generic-entry-split-v1-1-53d5ef4f94df@linaro.org [Linus Walleij: rebase onto v6.16-rc1]

entry: Inline syscall_exit_to_user_mode()

2025-04-29T06:27:10+00:00

Similar to commit 221a164035fd ("entry: Move syscall_enter_from_user_mode() to header file"), move syscall_exit_to_user_mode() to the header file as well. Testing was done with the byte-unixbench syscall benchmark (which calls getpid) and QEMU. On riscv I measured a 7.09246% improvement, on x86 a 2.98843% improvement, on loongarch a 6.07954% improvement, and on s390 a 11.1328% improvement. The Intel bot also reported "kernel test robot noticed a 1.9% improvement of stress-ng.seek.ops_per_sec". Signed-off-by: Charlie Jenkins Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Reviewed-by: Alexandre Ghiti Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250320-riscv_optimize_entry-v6-4-63e187e26041@rivosinc.com Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/202502051555.85ae6844-lkp@intel.com/

sched: Add TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY infrastructure

2024-11-05T11:55:37+00:00

Add the basic infrastructure to split the TIF_NEED_RESCHED bit in two. Either bit will cause a resched on return-to-user, but only TIF_NEED_RESCHED will drive IRQ preemption. No behavioural change intended. Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20241007075055.219540785@infradead.org

treewide: context_tracking: Rename CONTEXT_* into CT_STATE_*

2024-07-29T02:03:10+00:00

Context tracking state related symbols currently use a mix of the CONTEXT_ (e.g. CONTEXT_KERNEL) and CT_SATE_ (e.g. CT_STATE_MASK) prefixes. Clean up the naming and make the ctx_state enum use the CT_STATE_ prefix. Suggested-by: Frederic Weisbecker Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay

entry: Move syscall_enter_from_user_mode() to header file

2023-12-21T22:12:18+00:00

To allow inlining of syscall_enter_from_user_mode(), move it to entry-common.h. Signed-off-by: Sven Schnelle Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231218074520.1998026-4-svens@linux.ibm.com

entry: Move enter_from_user_mode() to header file

2023-12-21T22:12:18+00:00

To allow inlining of enter_from_user_mode(), move it to entry-common.h. Signed-off-by: Sven Schnelle Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231218074520.1998026-3-svens@linux.ibm.com

entry: Move exit to usermode functions to header file

2023-12-21T22:12:18+00:00

To allow inlining, move exit_to_user_mode() to entry-common.h. Signed-off-by: Sven Schnelle Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231218074520.1998026-2-svens@linux.ibm.com

include/linux/entry-common.h: remove has_signal comment of arch_do_signal_or_restart() prototype

2022-10-12T01:51:11+00:00

The argument has_signal of arch_do_signal_or_restart() has been removed in commit 8ba62d37949e ("task_work: Call tracehook_notify_signal from get_signal on all architectures"), let us remove the related comment. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1662090106-5545-1-git-send-email-yangtiezhu@loongson.cn Fixes: 8ba62d37949e ("task_work: Call tracehook_notify_signal from get_signal on all architectures") Signed-off-by: Tiezhu Yang Reviewed-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

context_tracking: Take IRQ eqs entrypoints over RCU

2022-07-05T20:32:59+00:00

The RCU dynticks counter is going to be merged into the context tracking subsystem. Prepare with moving the IRQ extended quiescent states entrypoints to context tracking. For now those are dumb redirection to existing RCU calls. [ paulmck: Apply Stephen Rothwell feedback from -next. ] [ paulmck: Apply Nathan Chancellor feedback. ] Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Neeraj Upadhyay Cc: Uladzislau Rezki Cc: Joel Fernandes Cc: Boqun Feng Cc: Nicolas Saenz Julienne Cc: Marcelo Tosatti Cc: Xiongfeng Wang Cc: Yu Liao Cc: Phil Auld Cc: Paul Gortmaker Cc: Alex Belits Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney Reviewed-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne Tested-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne

entry: Rename arch_check_user_regs() to arch_enter_from_user_mode()

2022-05-09T09:33:38+00:00

arch_check_user_regs() is used at the moment to verify that struct pt_regs contains valid values when entering the kernel from userspace. s390 needs a place in the generic entry code to modify a cpu data structure when switching from userspace to kernel mode. As arch_check_user_regs() is exactly this, rename it to arch_enter_from_user_mode(). When entering the kernel from userspace, arch_check_user_regs() is used to verify that struct pt_regs contains valid values. Note that the NMI codepath doesn't call this function. s390 needs a place in the generic entry code to modify a cpu data structure when switching from userspace to kernel mode. As arch_check_user_regs() is exactly this, rename it to arch_enter_from_user_mode(). Signed-off-by: Sven Schnelle Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Cc: Andy Lutomirski Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220504062351.2954280-2-tmricht@linux.ibm.com Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens