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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2018-07-17 09:31:30 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2018-07-17 09:31:30 +0200
commit37c45b2354cb2270f246679bedd8bf798cca351c (patch)
tree113dbc1a94cc8e106b98c5d00105c91bd6623419 /arch/arm64
parent5e0fb5df2ee871b841f96f9cb6a7f2784e96aa4e (diff)
parent9d3cce1e8b8561fed5f383d22a4d6949db4eadbe (diff)
Merge tag 'v4.18-rc5' into x86/mm, to pick up fixes
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/arm64')
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/Makefile10
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h19
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 45272266dafb..e7101b19d590 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
#
# Copyright (C) 1995-2001 by Russell King
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=-p --no-undefined -X
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=--no-undefined -X
CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
GZFLAGS :=-9
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN), y)
KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -mbig-endian
CHECKFLAGS += -D__AARCH64EB__
AS += -EB
-LD += -EB
-LDFLAGS += -maarch64linuxb
+# We must use the linux target here, since distributions don't tend to package
+# the ELF linker scripts with binutils, and this results in a build failure.
+LDFLAGS += -EB -maarch64linuxb
UTS_MACHINE := aarch64_be
else
KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
CHECKFLAGS += -D__AARCH64EL__
AS += -EL
-LD += -EL
-LDFLAGS += -maarch64linux
+LDFLAGS += -EL -maarch64linux # See comment above
UTS_MACHINE := aarch64
endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h
index fa8b3fe932e6..6495cc51246f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h
@@ -29,20 +29,15 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(bool, kernel_neon_busy);
static __must_check inline bool may_use_simd(void)
{
/*
- * The raw_cpu_read() is racy if called with preemption enabled.
- * This is not a bug: kernel_neon_busy is only set when
- * preemption is disabled, so we cannot migrate to another CPU
- * while it is set, nor can we migrate to a CPU where it is set.
- * So, if we find it clear on some CPU then we're guaranteed to
- * find it clear on any CPU we could migrate to.
- *
- * If we are in between kernel_neon_begin()...kernel_neon_end(),
- * the flag will be set, but preemption is also disabled, so we
- * can't migrate to another CPU and spuriously see it become
- * false.
+ * kernel_neon_busy is only set while preemption is disabled,
+ * and is clear whenever preemption is enabled. Since
+ * this_cpu_read() is atomic w.r.t. preemption, kernel_neon_busy
+ * cannot change under our feet -- if it's set we cannot be
+ * migrated, and if it's clear we cannot be migrated to a CPU
+ * where it is set.
*/
return !in_irq() && !irqs_disabled() && !in_nmi() &&
- !raw_cpu_read(kernel_neon_busy);
+ !this_cpu_read(kernel_neon_busy);
}
#else /* ! CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON */