[PATCH] x86: Use helper in fault_64.c

From: Harvey Harrison
Date: Tue Dec 18 2007 - 05:59:16 EST


Use the fixup_exception() helper in fault_64.c

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>
---
This is only appropriate if CONFIG_PNP_BIOS cannot be set on
X86_64, which looks to be the case, but needs confirmation.

arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c | 5 +----
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c
index 121c7bd..3a94941 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
struct mm_struct *mm;
struct vm_area_struct * vma;
unsigned long address;
- const struct exception_table_entry *fixup;
int write, fault;
unsigned long flags;
siginfo_t info;
@@ -508,9 +507,7 @@ bad_area_nosemaphore:
no_context:

/* Are we prepared to handle this kernel fault? */
- fixup = search_exception_tables(regs->ip);
- if (fixup) {
- regs->ip = fixup->fixup;
+ if (fixup_exception(regs)) {
return;
}

--
1.5.4.rc0.1143.g1a8a



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