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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index 4893abf7f74f..509046cfa5ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
#ifndef _ASM_X86_TLBFLUSH_H
#define _ASM_X86_TLBFLUSH_H
@@ -82,6 +83,22 @@ static inline u64 inc_mm_tlb_gen(struct mm_struct *mm)
#define __flush_tlb_single(addr) __native_flush_tlb_single(addr)
#endif
+static inline bool tlb_defer_switch_to_init_mm(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * If we have PCID, then switching to init_mm is reasonably
+ * fast. If we don't have PCID, then switching to init_mm is
+ * quite slow, so we try to defer it in the hopes that we can
+ * avoid it entirely. The latter approach runs the risk of
+ * receiving otherwise unnecessary IPIs.
+ *
+ * This choice is just a heuristic. The tlb code can handle this
+ * function returning true or false regardless of whether we have
+ * PCID.
+ */
+ return !static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PCID);
+}
+
/*
* 6 because 6 should be plenty and struct tlb_state will fit in
* two cache lines.
@@ -105,6 +122,23 @@ struct tlb_state {
u16 next_asid;
/*
+ * We can be in one of several states:
+ *
+ * - Actively using an mm. Our CPU's bit will be set in
+ * mm_cpumask(loaded_mm) and is_lazy == false;
+ *
+ * - Not using a real mm. loaded_mm == &init_mm. Our CPU's bit
+ * will not be set in mm_cpumask(&init_mm) and is_lazy == false.
+ *
+ * - Lazily using a real mm. loaded_mm != &init_mm, our bit
+ * is set in mm_cpumask(loaded_mm), but is_lazy == true.
+ * We're heuristically guessing that the CR3 load we
+ * skipped more than makes up for the overhead added by
+ * lazy mode.
+ */
+ bool is_lazy;
+
+ /*
* Access to this CR4 shadow and to H/W CR4 is protected by
* disabling interrupts when modifying either one.
*/