Re: [PATCH] softirq: Remove the unnecessary CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Jun 02 2021 - 13:53:15 EST


On Wed, Jun 02, 2021 at 03:34:42PM +0800, Yejune Deng wrote:
> The local_irq_enable() and local_irq_disable() had two definitions that
> include CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS or not.

Hm, this has a behavioral change. Current code only does tracing and
raw_local_irq_disable/enable when CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS. This change
causes it to always do raw_local_irq_disable/enable. Which is the right
behavior?

-Kees

>
> Signed-off-by: Yejune Deng <yejunedeng@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/softirq.c | 4 ----
> 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
> index 4992853..a81d804 100644
> --- a/kernel/softirq.c
> +++ b/kernel/softirq.c
> @@ -362,9 +362,7 @@ void __local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip, unsigned int cnt)
> {
> WARN_ON_ONCE(in_irq());
> lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
> -#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
> local_irq_disable();
> -#endif
> /*
> * Are softirqs going to be turned on now:
> */
> @@ -385,9 +383,7 @@ void __local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip, unsigned int cnt)
> }
>
> preempt_count_dec();
> -#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
> local_irq_enable();
> -#endif
> preempt_check_resched();
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(__local_bh_enable_ip);
> --
> 2.7.4
>

--
Kees Cook