Re: [PATCH v5 01/10] x86/asm: Add FP_SAVE/RESTORE frame pointer macros

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

On Wed 2015-06-10 07:06:09, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Add the FP_SAVE and FP_RESTORE asm macros, which can be used to save and
> restore the frame pointer.

Add a changelog, which can be used to tell what changed.

> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/func.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/func.h
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/func.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/func.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..4d62782
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/func.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
> +#ifndef _ASM_X86_FUNC_H
> +#define _ASM_X86_FUNC_H
> +
> +#include <linux/linkage.h>
> +#include <asm/asm.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * These are frame pointer save and restore macros.  They should be used by
> + * every callable non-leaf asm function.
> + */
> +.macro FP_SAVE name
> +	.if CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
> +		push %_ASM_BP
> +		_ASM_MOV %_ASM_SP, %_ASM_BP
> +	.endif
> +.endm

Hmm. This will not compile when included into .c file. Should it have
other extension than .h? (Or can the macros be done in different way?

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