X86 FPU updates:
- Simplify the FPU protection for !RT kernels
- Add the RT variant of FPU protections
x86/fpu: Make kernel FPU protection RT friendly
Non RT kernels need to protect FPU against preemption and bottom half
processing. This is achieved by disabling bottom halfs via
local_bh_disable() which implictly disables preemption.
On RT kernels this protection mechanism is not sufficient because
local_bh_disable() does not disable preemption. It serializes bottom half
related processing via a CPU local lock.
As bottom halfs are running always in thread context on RT kernels
disabling preemption is the proper choice as it implicitly prevents bottom
half processing.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201027101349.588965083@linutronix.de
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