Re: [patch V2 07/17] x86/entry/64: Remove redundant interrupt disable

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, 24 Oct 2019, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Whatever we decide it is, leaving it completely inconsistent is not a
> solution at all. The options are:

Actually there is also:

    0) Always do unconditional trace_irqs_on().

       But that does not allow to actually trace the real return flags
       state which might be useful to diagnose crap which results from user
       space CLI.
 
>   1)  Always do conditional tracing depending on the user_regs->eflags.IF
>       state.
> 
>   2)  #1 + warn once when syscalls and exceptions (except NMI/MCE) happen
>       and user_regs->eflags.IF is cleared.
> 
>   3a) #2 + enforce signal handling to run with interrupts enabled.
> 
>   3b) #2 + set regs->eflags.IF. So the state is always correct from the
>       kernel POV. Of course that changes existing behaviour, but its
>       changing undefined and inconsistent behaviour.
>   
>   4) Let iopl(level) return -EPERM if level == 3.
> 
>      Yeah, I know it's not possible due to regressions (DPKD uses iopl(3)),
>      but TBH that'd be the sanest option of all.
> 
>      Of course the infinite wisdom of hardware designers tied IN, INS, OUT,
>      OUTS and CLI/STI together on IOPL so we cannot even distangle them in
>      any way.
> 
>      The only way out would be to actually use a full 8K sized I/O bitmap,
>      but that's a massive pain as it has to be copied on every context
>      switch. 
> 
> Really pretty options to chose from ...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	tglx
>