Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 asm updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "The main changes in this cycle were:

   - MSR access API fixes and enhancements (Andy Lutomirski)

   - early exception handling improvements (Andy Lutomirski)

   - user-space FS/GS prctl usage fixes and improvements (Andy
     Lutomirski)

   - Remove the cpu_has_*() APIs and replace them with equivalents
     (Borislav Petkov)

   - task switch micro-optimization (Brian Gerst)

   - 32-bit entry code simplification (Denys Vlasenko)

   - enhance PAT handling in enumated CPUs (Toshi Kani)

  ... and lots of other cleanups/fixlets"

* 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (70 commits)
  x86/arch_prctl/64: Restore accidentally removed put_cpu() in ARCH_SET_GS
  x86/entry/32: Remove asmlinkage_protect()
  x86/entry/32: Remove GET_THREAD_INFO() from entry code
  x86/entry, sched/x86: Don't save/restore EFLAGS on task switch
  x86/asm/entry/32: Simplify pushes of zeroed pt_regs->REGs
  selftests/x86/ldt_gdt: Test set_thread_area() deletion of an active segment
  x86/tls: Synchronize segment registers in set_thread_area()
  x86/asm/64: Rename thread_struct's fs and gs to fsbase and gsbase
  x86/arch_prctl/64: Remove FSBASE/GSBASE < 4G optimization
  x86/segments/64: When load_gs_index fails, clear the base
  x86/segments/64: When loadsegment(fs, ...) fails, clear the base
  x86/asm: Make asm/alternative.h safe from assembly
  x86/asm: Stop depending on ptrace.h in alternative.h
  x86/entry: Rename is_{ia32,x32}_task() to in_{ia32,x32}_syscall()
  x86/asm: Make sure verify_cpu() has a good stack
  x86/extable: Add a comment about early exception handlers
  x86/msr: Set the return value to zero when native_rdmsr_safe() fails
  x86/paravirt: Make "unsafe" MSR accesses unsafe even if PARAVIRT=y
  x86/paravirt: Add paravirt_{read,write}_msr()
  x86/msr: Carry on after a non-"safe" MSR access fails
  ...

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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
index 54944c71b819..2a4ee6302122 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
@@ -196,3 +196,35 @@ Another, more verbose way of getting PAT related debug messages is with
 "debugpat" boot parameter. With this parameter, various debug messages are
 printed to dmesg log.
 
+PAT Initialization
+------------------
+
+The following table describes how PAT is initialized under various
+configurations. The PAT MSR must be updated by Linux in order to support WC
+and WT attributes. Otherwise, the PAT MSR has the value programmed in it
+by the firmware. Note, Xen enables WC attribute in the PAT MSR for guests.
+
+ MTRR PAT   Call Sequence               PAT State  PAT MSR
+ =========================================================
+ E    E     MTRR -> PAT init            Enabled    OS
+ E    D     MTRR -> PAT init            Disabled    -
+ D    E     MTRR -> PAT disable         Disabled   BIOS
+ D    D     MTRR -> PAT disable         Disabled    -
+ -    np/E  PAT  -> PAT disable         Disabled   BIOS
+ -    np/D  PAT  -> PAT disable         Disabled    -
+ E    !P/E  MTRR -> PAT init            Disabled   BIOS
+ D    !P/E  MTRR -> PAT disable         Disabled   BIOS
+ !M   !P/E  MTRR stub -> PAT disable    Disabled   BIOS
+
+ Legend
+ ------------------------------------------------
+ E         Feature enabled in CPU
+ D	   Feature disabled/unsupported in CPU
+ np	   "nopat" boot option specified
+ !P	   CONFIG_X86_PAT option unset
+ !M	   CONFIG_MTRR option unset
+ Enabled   PAT state set to enabled
+ Disabled  PAT state set to disabled
+ OS        PAT initializes PAT MSR with OS setting
+ BIOS      PAT keeps PAT MSR with BIOS setting
+