Merge branch 'linus' into x86/urgent

Merge reason: We want to queue up a dependent patch.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/user-return-notifier.c b/kernel/user-return-notifier.c
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+++ b/kernel/user-return-notifier.c
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+
+#include <linux/user-return-notifier.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct hlist_head, return_notifier_list);
+
+/*
+ * Request a notification when the current cpu returns to userspace.  Must be
+ * called in atomic context.  The notifier will also be called in atomic
+ * context.
+ */
+void user_return_notifier_register(struct user_return_notifier *urn)
+{
+	set_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY);
+	hlist_add_head(&urn->link, &__get_cpu_var(return_notifier_list));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_return_notifier_register);
+
+/*
+ * Removes a registered user return notifier.  Must be called from atomic
+ * context, and from the same cpu registration occured in.
+ */
+void user_return_notifier_unregister(struct user_return_notifier *urn)
+{
+	hlist_del(&urn->link);
+	if (hlist_empty(&__get_cpu_var(return_notifier_list)))
+		clear_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(user_return_notifier_unregister);
+
+/* Calls registered user return notifiers */
+void fire_user_return_notifiers(void)
+{
+	struct user_return_notifier *urn;
+	struct hlist_node *tmp1, *tmp2;
+	struct hlist_head *head;
+
+	head = &get_cpu_var(return_notifier_list);
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(urn, tmp1, tmp2, head, link)
+		urn->on_user_return(urn);
+	put_cpu_var(return_notifier_list);
+}