Re: [PATCH 01/11] x86: entry_64.S: always allocate complete "struct pt_regs"

From: Denys Vlasenko
Date: Wed Jan 14 2015 - 17:17:32 EST


On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:48 PM, Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Macros which manipulate "struct pt_regs" on stack are reworked:
> ALLOC_PT_GPREGS_ON_STACK allocates the structure.
> SAVE_C_REGS saves to it those registers which are clobbered by C code.
> SAVE_EXTRA_REGS saves to it all other registers.
> Corresponding RESTORE_* and REMOVE_PT_GPREGS_FROM_STACK macros reverse it.

Andy,

Please note that this patch set also needs the previously posted patch:

[PATCH 3/4] x86: open-code register save/restore in trace_hardirqs thunks

which is not present in your tree - otherwise arch/x86/lib/thunk_64.S
will not compile (no SAVE_ARGS anymore).

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vda
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