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Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, mingo@redhat.com,
	brgerst@gmail.com, tglx@linutronix.de
Subject: [tip:x86/asm] x86-32, asm: Directly access per-cpu GDT
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:16:13 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-72c511dd596cff88d6523f231a0fbb8f73006d51@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1280594903-6341-2-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com>

Commit-ID:  72c511dd596cff88d6523f231a0fbb8f73006d51
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/72c511dd596cff88d6523f231a0fbb8f73006d51
Author:     Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:48:23 -0400
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
CommitDate: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 16:05:23 -0700

x86-32, asm: Directly access per-cpu GDT

Use a direct per-cpu reference for the GDT instead of using a scratch
register.

Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
LKML-Reference: <1280594903-6341-2-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S |   11 +++++------
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index cd49141..233c582 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -611,14 +611,14 @@ ldt_ss:
  * compensating for the offset by changing to the ESPFIX segment with
  * a base address that matches for the difference.
  */
+#define GDT_ESPFIX_SS PER_CPU_VAR(gdt_page) + (GDT_ENTRY_ESPFIX_SS * 8)
 	mov %esp, %edx			/* load kernel esp */
 	mov PT_OLDESP(%esp), %eax	/* load userspace esp */
 	mov %dx, %ax			/* eax: new kernel esp */
 	sub %eax, %edx			/* offset (low word is 0) */
-	PER_CPU(gdt_page, %ebx)
 	shr $16, %edx
-	mov %dl, GDT_ENTRY_ESPFIX_SS * 8 + 4(%ebx) /* bits 16..23 */
-	mov %dh, GDT_ENTRY_ESPFIX_SS * 8 + 7(%ebx) /* bits 24..31 */
+	mov %dl, GDT_ESPFIX_SS + 4 /* bits 16..23 */
+	mov %dh, GDT_ESPFIX_SS + 7 /* bits 24..31 */
 	pushl $__ESPFIX_SS
 	CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 4
 	push %eax			/* new kernel esp */
@@ -791,9 +791,8 @@ ptregs_clone:
  * normal stack and adjusts ESP with the matching offset.
  */
 	/* fixup the stack */
-	PER_CPU(gdt_page, %ebx)
-	mov GDT_ENTRY_ESPFIX_SS * 8 + 4(%ebx), %al /* bits 16..23 */
-	mov GDT_ENTRY_ESPFIX_SS * 8 + 7(%ebx), %ah /* bits 24..31 */
+	mov GDT_ESPFIX_SS + 4, %al /* bits 16..23 */
+	mov GDT_ESPFIX_SS + 7, %ah /* bits 24..31 */
 	shl $16, %eax
 	addl %esp, %eax			/* the adjusted stack pointer */
 	pushl $__KERNEL_DS

  reply	other threads:[~2010-08-02 15:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-07-31 16:48 [PATCH 1/2] x86-64: Directly access per-cpu IST Brian Gerst
2010-07-31 16:48 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86-32: Directly access per-cpu GDT Brian Gerst
2010-08-02 15:16   ` tip-bot for Brian Gerst [this message]
2010-08-02 15:15 ` [tip:x86/asm] x86-64, asm: Directly access per-cpu IST tip-bot for Brian Gerst

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