[PATCH] Use descriptor's functions instead of inline assembly

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>]

This patch provides a new set of functions for managing the descriptor
tables that can be used instead of putting the raw assembly in .c files.
    
Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
index 6c34bdd..dde41d7 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void __init x86_64_start_kernel(char * real_mode_data)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IDT_ENTRIES; i++)
 		set_intr_gate(i, early_idt_handler);
-	asm volatile("lidt %0" :: "m" (idt_descr));
+	load_idt((const struct desc_ptr *)&idt_descr);
 
 	early_printk("Kernel alive\n");
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
index 7503068..7c50a12 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/delay.h>
+#include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ void machine_emergency_restart(void)
 		}
 
 		case BOOT_TRIPLE: 
-			__asm__ __volatile__("lidt (%0)": :"r" (&no_idt));
+			load_idt((const struct desc_ptr *)&no_idt);
 			__asm__ __volatile__("int3");
 
 			reboot_type = BOOT_KBD;
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
index 1200aaa..fef7290 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ void __cpuinit cpu_init (void)
  		memcpy(cpu_gdt(cpu), cpu_gdt_table, GDT_SIZE);
 
 	cpu_gdt_descr[cpu].size = GDT_SIZE;
-	asm volatile("lgdt %0" :: "m" (cpu_gdt_descr[cpu]));
-	asm volatile("lidt %0" :: "m" (idt_descr));
+	load_gdt((const struct desc_ptr *)&cpu_gdt_descr[cpu]);
+	load_idt((const struct desc_ptr *)&idt_descr);
 
 	memset(me->thread.tls_array, 0, GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES * 8);
 	syscall_init();
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c
index b39d478..65e6720 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ void __save_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt)
 	/*
 	 * descriptor tables
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("sgdt %0" : "=m" (ctxt->gdt_limit));
-	asm volatile ("sidt %0" : "=m" (ctxt->idt_limit));
-	asm volatile ("str %0"  : "=m" (ctxt->tr));
+	store_gdt((struct desc_ptr *)&ctxt->gdt_limit);
+	store_idt((struct desc_ptr *)&ctxt->idt_limit);
+	ctxt->tr = store_tr();
 
 	/* XMM0..XMM15 should be handled by kernel_fpu_begin(). */
 	/*
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ void __restore_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt)
 	 * now restore the descriptor tables to their proper values
 	 * ltr is done i fix_processor_context().
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("lgdt %0" :: "m" (ctxt->gdt_limit));
-	asm volatile ("lidt %0" :: "m" (ctxt->idt_limit));
+	load_gdt((const struct desc_ptr *)&ctxt->gdt_limit);
+	load_idt((const struct desc_ptr *)&ctxt->idt_limit);
+	
 
 	/*
 	 * segment registers
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/desc.h b/include/asm-x86_64/desc.h
index ac991b5..4d58b3c 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/desc.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/desc.h
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ extern struct desc_struct cpu_gdt_table[GDT_ENTRIES];
 #define load_LDT_desc() asm volatile("lldt %w0"::"r" (GDT_ENTRY_LDT*8))
 #define clear_LDT()  asm volatile("lldt %w0"::"r" (0))
 
+static inline unsigned long store_tr(void)
+{
+       unsigned long tr;
+       asm volatile ("str %w0":"=r" (tr));
+       return tr;
+}
+
 /*
  * This is the ldt that every process will get unless we need
  * something other than this.
@@ -31,6 +38,16 @@ extern struct desc_ptr cpu_gdt_descr[];
 /* the cpu gdt accessor */
 #define cpu_gdt(_cpu) ((struct desc_struct *)cpu_gdt_descr[_cpu].address)
 
+static inline void load_gdt(const struct desc_ptr *ptr)
+{
+	asm volatile("lgdt %w0"::"m" (*ptr));
+}
+
+static inline void store_gdt(struct desc_ptr *ptr)
+{
+       asm ("sgdt %w0":"=m" (*ptr));
+}
+
 static inline void _set_gate(void *adr, unsigned type, unsigned long func, unsigned dpl, unsigned ist)  
 {
 	struct gate_struct s; 	
@@ -71,6 +88,16 @@ static inline void set_system_gate_ist(int nr, void *func, unsigned ist)
 	_set_gate(&idt_table[nr], GATE_INTERRUPT, (unsigned long) func, 3, ist);
 }
 
+static inline void load_idt(const struct desc_ptr *ptr)
+{
+	asm volatile("lidt %w0"::"m" (*ptr));
+}
+
+static inline void store_idt(struct desc_ptr *dtr)
+{
+       asm ("sidt %w0":"=m" (*dtr));
+}
+
 static inline void set_tssldt_descriptor(void *ptr, unsigned long tss, unsigned type, 
 					 unsigned size) 
 {