From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.crashing.org (gate.crashing.org [63.228.1.57]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E00E7DDF26 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:21:23 +1100 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by gate.crashing.org (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n2GLLJEV003189 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:21:20 -0500 From: Kumar Gala To: Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org Subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] powerpc/mm: Remove unused register usage in SW TLB miss handling Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:21:16 -0500 Message-Id: <1237238478-30493-2-git-send-email-galak@kernel.crashing.org> In-Reply-To: <1237238478-30493-1-git-send-email-galak@kernel.crashing.org> References: <1237238478-30493-1-git-send-email-galak@kernel.crashing.org> List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Long ago we had some code that actually used the CTR in the SW TLB miss handlers (603/e300). Since we don't use it no reason to waste cycles saving it off and restoring it (we actually didn't restore it in the fast path case). Signed-off-by: Kumar Gala --- arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S | 11 +++-------- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S index d0bad4b..f37df0c 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S @@ -475,12 +475,11 @@ SystemCall: . = 0x1000 InstructionTLBMiss: /* - * r0: stored ctr + * r0: scratch * r1: linux style pte ( later becomes ppc hardware pte ) * r2: ptr to linux-style pte * r3: scratch */ - mfctr r0 /* Get PTE (linux-style) and check access */ mfspr r3,SPRN_IMISS lis r1,PAGE_OFFSET@h /* check if kernel address */ @@ -531,7 +530,6 @@ InstructionAddressInvalid: addis r1,r1,0x2000 mtspr SPRN_DSISR,r1 /* (shouldn't be needed) */ - mtctr r0 /* Restore CTR */ andi. r2,r3,0xFFFF /* Clear upper bits of SRR1 */ or r2,r2,r1 mtspr SPRN_SRR1,r2 @@ -552,12 +550,11 @@ InstructionAddressInvalid: . = 0x1100 DataLoadTLBMiss: /* - * r0: stored ctr + * r0: scratch * r1: linux style pte ( later becomes ppc hardware pte ) * r2: ptr to linux-style pte * r3: scratch */ - mfctr r0 /* Get PTE (linux-style) and check access */ mfspr r3,SPRN_DMISS lis r1,PAGE_OFFSET@h /* check if kernel address */ @@ -607,7 +604,6 @@ DataAddressInvalid: rlwinm r1,r3,9,6,6 /* Get load/store bit */ addis r1,r1,0x2000 mtspr SPRN_DSISR,r1 - mtctr r0 /* Restore CTR */ andi. r2,r3,0xFFFF /* Clear upper bits of SRR1 */ mtspr SPRN_SRR1,r2 mfspr r1,SPRN_DMISS /* Get failing address */ @@ -627,12 +623,11 @@ DataAddressInvalid: . = 0x1200 DataStoreTLBMiss: /* - * r0: stored ctr + * r0: scratch * r1: linux style pte ( later becomes ppc hardware pte ) * r2: ptr to linux-style pte * r3: scratch */ - mfctr r0 /* Get PTE (linux-style) and check access */ mfspr r3,SPRN_DMISS lis r1,PAGE_OFFSET@h /* check if kernel address */ -- 1.5.6.6