* Why does dump_stack need asmlinkage?
@ 2021-04-14 14:54 Lv Ying
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From: Lv Ying @ 2021-04-14 14:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kernelnewbies
Hi all:
asmlinkage is only defined in arch ia64 and x86_32:
1. arch/x86/include/asm/linkage.h:
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
#define asmlinkage CPP_ASMLINKAGE __attribute__((regparm(0)))
#endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
2. arch/ia64/include/asm/linkage.h:
#define asmlinkage CPP_ASMLINKAGE __attribute__((syscall_linkage))
3. arch independent include/linux/linkage.h:
#ifdef __cplusplus
#define CPP_ASMLINKAGE extern "C"
#else
#define CPP_ASMLINKAGE
#endif
#ifndef asmlinkage
#define asmlinkage CPP_ASMLINKAGE
#endif
As kernelnewbies FAQ(https://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/asmlinkage) said, in short, asmlinkage tells your compiler to look on the CPU stack for the function parameters, instead of registers.
So, there are two questions:
1. asmlinkage is only defined in x86_32 and ia64, what about other archs? How do they achieve the same effect as mentioned above?
2. "asmlinkage __visible void dump_stack(void)", dump_stack does not have any parameter, so why do it need asmlinkage?
Thanks!
Lv Ying
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