Re: [PATCH] x86/lib: don't use MMX before FPU initialization

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:22:18AM +0100, Krzysztof Mazur wrote:

So, I'm guessing that the K7 does not like ldmxcsr(), when FXSR
or/and XMM are not enabled in CR4 (in fpu__init_cpu_generic()).
I verified that by adding kernel_fpu_begin()+kernel_fpu_end()
pair, before and after cr4_set_bits() in fpu__init_cpu_generic()
(on a kernel with disabled early MMX-optimized memcpy).

Ah, ok, that makes sense. If X86_CR4_OSFXSR is not set, we cannot use
legacy SSE1 insns and LDMXCSR is one of them.

I believe the correct fix should be

	if (unlikely(in_interrupt()) || !(cr4_read_shadow() & X86_CR4_OSFXSR))
		return __memcpy(to, from, len);

in _mmx_memcpy() as you had it in your first patch.

Wanna try it and if it works, send a proper patch?

Also pls put a comment above it that that CR4 bit needs to be tested
before using SSE insns.

Thx.

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