From: ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org (Ard Biesheuvel)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 7/7] arm64: head.S: document the use of callee saved registers
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:05:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1472641517-15362-8-git-send-email-ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1472641517-15362-1-git-send-email-ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Now that the only remaining occurrences of the use of callee saved
registers are on the primary boot path, add a comment to the code
which register is used for what.
Reviewed-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/head.S | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index 29a734ee0770..427f6d3f084c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -208,6 +208,16 @@ efi_header_end:
__INIT
+ /*
+ * The following callee saved general purpose registers are used on the
+ * primary lowlevel boot path:
+ *
+ * Register Scope Purpose
+ * x21 stext() .. start_kernel() FDT pointer passed at boot in x0
+ * x23 stext() .. start_kernel() physical misalignment/KASLR offset
+ * x28 __create_page_tables() callee preserved temp register
+ * x19/x20 __primary_switch() callee preserved temp registers
+ */
ENTRY(stext)
bl preserve_boot_args
bl el2_setup // Drop to EL1, w0=cpu_boot_mode
--
2.7.4
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-08-31 11:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-08-31 11:05 [PATCH v3 0/7] arm64: clean up early boot function calls Ard Biesheuvel
2016-08-31 11:05 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] arm64: kernel: fix style issues in sleep.S Ard Biesheuvel
2016-09-03 20:08 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2016-09-05 9:02 ` Will Deacon
2016-08-31 11:05 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] arm64: kernel: use ordinary return/argument register for el2_setup() Ard Biesheuvel
2016-08-31 11:05 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] arm64: head.S: move KASLR processing out of __enable_mmu() Ard Biesheuvel
2016-08-31 11:05 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] arm64: kernel: use x30 for __enable_mmu return address Ard Biesheuvel
2016-08-31 11:05 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] arm64: kernel: drop use of x24 from primary boot path Ard Biesheuvel
2016-08-31 11:05 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] arm64: head.S: use ordinary stack frame for __primary_switched() Ard Biesheuvel
2016-08-31 11:05 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
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