[PATCH 2/3] x86: Remove unused kernel_stack per-cpu variable

From: Denys Vlasenko
Date: Fri Apr 24 2015 - 11:31:53 EST


Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Will Drewry <wad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: x86@xxxxxxxxxx
CC: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h | 2 --
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 4 ----
arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c | 5 +----
arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 3 ---
arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c | 2 --
5 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index d656a36..4722889 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ struct thread_info {
*/
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__

-DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kernel_stack);
-
static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
{
return (struct thread_info *)(current_top_of_stack() - THREAD_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index a62cf04..6bec0b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1155,10 +1155,6 @@ static __init int setup_disablecpuid(char *arg)
}
__setup("clearcpuid=", setup_disablecpuid);

-DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kernel_stack) =
- (unsigned long)&init_thread_union + THREAD_SIZE;
-EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(kernel_stack);
-
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
struct desc_ptr idt_descr = { NR_VECTORS * 16 - 1, (unsigned long) idt_table };
struct desc_ptr debug_idt_descr = { NR_VECTORS * 16 - 1,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 8ed2106..a99900c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -302,13 +302,10 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
arch_end_context_switch(next_p);

/*
- * Reload esp0, kernel_stack, and current_top_of_stack. This changes
+ * Reload esp0 and cpu_current_top_of_stack. This changes
* current_thread_info().
*/
load_sp0(tss, next);
- this_cpu_write(kernel_stack,
- (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) +
- THREAD_SIZE);
this_cpu_write(cpu_current_top_of_stack,
(unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) +
THREAD_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 4baaa97..342257c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -409,9 +409,6 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
/* Reload esp0 and ss1. This changes current_thread_info(). */
load_sp0(tss, next);

- this_cpu_write(kernel_stack,
- (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) + THREAD_SIZE);
-
/*
* Now maybe reload the debug registers and handle I/O bitmaps
*/
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 50e547e..023cccf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -792,8 +792,6 @@ void common_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
clear_tsk_thread_flag(idle, TIF_FORK);
initial_gs = per_cpu_offset(cpu);
#endif
- per_cpu(kernel_stack, cpu) =
- (unsigned long)task_stack_page(idle) + THREAD_SIZE;
}

/*
--
1.8.1.4

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