Re: [PATCH -tip v2] x86/percpu: Introduce const-qualified const_pcpu_hot

[Uros Bizjak]

On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> * Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/current.h   | 7 +++++++
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h    | 6 +++---
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 3 +++
> >  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c     | 1 +
> >  arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S    | 1 +
> >  include/linux/compiler.h         | 2 +-
> >  6 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h
> > index a1168e7b69e5..0538d2436673 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h
> > @@ -36,8 +36,15 @@ static_assert(sizeof(struct pcpu_hot) == 64);
> >
> >  DECLARE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(struct pcpu_hot, pcpu_hot);
> >
> > +/* const-qualified alias to pcpu_hot, aliased by linker. */
> > +DECLARE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(const struct pcpu_hot __percpu_seg_override,
> > +                     const_pcpu_hot);
>
> The aliasing makes me a bit nervous. Could we at least prefix it a bit more
> prominently, like const__pcpu_hot? That way it's immediately obvious at all
> usage sites that it's "special".

Sure, it can be renamed. The symbol - although aliased - may be used
in a general way. It is const-qualified and placed in __seg_gs address
space, so all the rules for const and __seg_gs qualifications apply.
However, the values are not that constant, and can be changed behind
the scenes via the pcpu_hot R/W alias.

Uros.