From: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
To: hpa@zytor.com
Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] x86-64: Simplify loading initial_gs
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:03:28 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1279371808-24804-3-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1279371808-24804-1-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com>
Load initial_gs as two 32-bit values instead of splitting a 64-bit value.
Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 5 ++---
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 3d1e6f1..239046b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -234,9 +234,8 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64)
* init data section till per cpu areas are set up.
*/
movl $MSR_GS_BASE,%ecx
- movq initial_gs(%rip),%rax
- movq %rax,%rdx
- shrq $32,%rdx
+ movl initial_gs(%rip),%eax
+ movl initial_gs+4(%rip),%edx
wrmsr
/* esi is pointer to real mode structure with interesting info.
--
1.7.1.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-07-17 13:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-17 13:03 [PATCH 1/3] x86: Remove redundant K6 MSRs Brian Gerst
2010-07-17 13:03 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86: Use symbolic MSR names Brian Gerst
2010-07-17 16:04 ` Pekka Enberg
2010-07-22 5:01 ` [tip:x86/asm] " tip-bot for Brian Gerst
2010-07-17 13:03 ` Brian Gerst [this message]
2010-07-17 16:14 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86-64: Simplify loading initial_gs Pekka Enberg
2010-07-22 5:01 ` [tip:x86/asm] " tip-bot for Brian Gerst
2010-07-17 16:02 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86: Remove redundant K6 MSRs Pekka Enberg
2010-07-22 5:00 ` [tip:x86/asm] " tip-bot for Brian Gerst
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