x86, entry: Only call user_exit if TIF_NOHZ
The RCU context tracking code requires that arch code call user_exit() on any entry into kernel code if TIF_NOHZ is set. This patch adds a check for TIF_NOHZ and a comment to the syscall entry tracing code. The main purpose of this patch is to make the code easier to follow: one can read the body of user_exit and of every function it calls without finding any explanation of why it's called for traced syscalls but not for untraced syscalls. This makes it clear when user_exit() is necessary. Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/0b13e0e24ec0307d67ab7a23b58764f6b1270116.1409954077.git.luto@amacapital.netSigned-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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