[PATCH 1/4] x86: Save return value from kernel_thread

[Brian Gerst]

Kernel threads should always return zero on success after calling do_execve().  The
two existing cases in the kernel (kernel_init() and call_usermodehelper_exec_async())
correctly do this.  Save a few bytes by storing EAX/RAX instead of an immediate zero.
Also fix the 64-bit case which should save the full 64-bits.

Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S | 2 +-
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
index 983e5d3..ee6fea0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_thread)
 	popl	%eax
 	movl	PT_EBP(%esp), %eax
 	call	*PT_EBX(%esp)
-	movl	$0, PT_EAX(%esp)
+	movl	%eax, PT_EAX(%esp)
 
 	/*
 	 * Kernel threads return to userspace as if returning from a syscall.
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 9ee0da1..ab9f8c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_fork)
 	 */
 	movq	RBP(%rsp), %rdi
 	call	*RBX(%rsp)
-	movl	$0, RAX(%rsp)
+	movq	%rax, RAX(%rsp)
 
 	/*
 	 * Fall through as though we're exiting a syscall.  This makes a
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