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* [PATCH 1/3] powerpc/mm: Remove unused register usage in SW TLB miss handling
@ 2009-03-19 13:55 Kumar Gala
  2009-03-19 13:55 ` [PATCH 2/3] powerpc/mm: Used free register to save a few cycles " Kumar Gala
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From: Kumar Gala @ 2009-03-19 13:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  Cc: linuxppc-dev

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 <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
---
 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 d794a63..0105fd5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -472,12 +472,11 @@ 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 */
@@ -528,7 +527,6 @@ 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
@@ -549,12 +547,11 @@ 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 */
@@ -604,7 +601,6 @@ 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 */
@@ -624,12 +620,11 @@ 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

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