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authorRicardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>2020-07-26 21:31:30 -0700
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2020-07-27 12:42:06 +0200
commit9998a9832c4027e907353e5e05fde730cf624b77 (patch)
tree44d0a0cfbc1eef3475859e8831c9ef5f72914b71 /arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
parent85b23fbc7d88f8c6e3951721802d7845bc39663d (diff)
downloadlinux-9998a9832c4027e907353e5e05fde730cf624b77.tar.gz
x86/cpu: Relocate sync_core() to sync_core.h
Having sync_core() in processor.h is problematic since it is not possible
to check for hardware capabilities via the *cpu_has() family of macros.
The latter needs the definitions in processor.h.

It also looks more intuitive to relocate the function to sync_core.h.

This changeset does not make changes in functionality.

Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200727043132.15082-3-ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h64
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 64 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 03b7c4ca425a..68ba42fdd184 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -678,70 +678,6 @@ static inline unsigned int cpuid_edx(unsigned int op)
 	return edx;
 }
 
-/*
- * This function forces the icache and prefetched instruction stream to
- * catch up with reality in two very specific cases:
- *
- *  a) Text was modified using one virtual address and is about to be executed
- *     from the same physical page at a different virtual address.
- *
- *  b) Text was modified on a different CPU, may subsequently be
- *     executed on this CPU, and you want to make sure the new version
- *     gets executed.  This generally means you're calling this in a IPI.
- *
- * If you're calling this for a different reason, you're probably doing
- * it wrong.
- */
-static inline void sync_core(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * There are quite a few ways to do this.  IRET-to-self is nice
-	 * because it works on every CPU, at any CPL (so it's compatible
-	 * with paravirtualization), and it never exits to a hypervisor.
-	 * The only down sides are that it's a bit slow (it seems to be
-	 * a bit more than 2x slower than the fastest options) and that
-	 * it unmasks NMIs.  The "push %cs" is needed because, in
-	 * paravirtual environments, __KERNEL_CS may not be a valid CS
-	 * value when we do IRET directly.
-	 *
-	 * In case NMI unmasking or performance ever becomes a problem,
-	 * the next best option appears to be MOV-to-CR2 and an
-	 * unconditional jump.  That sequence also works on all CPUs,
-	 * but it will fault at CPL3 (i.e. Xen PV).
-	 *
-	 * CPUID is the conventional way, but it's nasty: it doesn't
-	 * exist on some 486-like CPUs, and it usually exits to a
-	 * hypervisor.
-	 *
-	 * Like all of Linux's memory ordering operations, this is a
-	 * compiler barrier as well.
-	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	asm volatile (
-		"pushfl\n\t"
-		"pushl %%cs\n\t"
-		"pushl $1f\n\t"
-		"iret\n\t"
-		"1:"
-		: ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT : : "memory");
-#else
-	unsigned int tmp;
-
-	asm volatile (
-		"mov %%ss, %0\n\t"
-		"pushq %q0\n\t"
-		"pushq %%rsp\n\t"
-		"addq $8, (%%rsp)\n\t"
-		"pushfq\n\t"
-		"mov %%cs, %0\n\t"
-		"pushq %q0\n\t"
-		"pushq $1f\n\t"
-		"iretq\n\t"
-		"1:"
-		: "=&r" (tmp), ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT : : "cc", "memory");
-#endif
-}
-
 extern void select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 extern void amd_e400_c1e_apic_setup(void);