[PATCH] powerpc/32: don't restore r0, r6-r8 on exception entry path after trace_hardirqs_off()

[PATCH] powerpc/32: don't restore r0, r6-r8 on exception entry path after trace_hardirqs_off()

[Christophe Leroy]

Since commit b86fb88855ea ("powerpc/32: implement fast entry for
syscalls on non BOOKE") and commit 1a4b739bbb4f ("powerpc/32:
implement fast entry for syscalls on BOOKE"), syscalls don't
use the exception entry path anymore. It is therefore pointless
to restore r0 and r6-r8 after calling trace_hardirqs_off().

In the meantime, drop the '2:' label which is unused and misleading.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index 4a7cd22a8aaf..748a13788b9b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -242,9 +242,8 @@ reenable_mmu:
 	 * r3 can be different from GPR3(r1) at this point, r9 and r11
 	 * contains the old MSR and handler address respectively,
 	 * r4 & r5 can contain page fault arguments that need to be passed
-	 * along as well. r12, CCR, CTR, XER etc... are left clobbered as
-	 * they aren't useful past this point (aren't syscall arguments),
-	 * the rest is restored from the exception frame.
+	 * along as well. r0, r6-r8, r12, CCR, CTR, XER etc... are left
+	 * clobbered as they aren't useful past this point.
 	 */
 
 	stwu	r1,-32(r1)
@@ -258,16 +257,12 @@ reenable_mmu:
 	 * lockdep
 	 */
 1:	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
-2:	lwz	r5,24(r1)
+	lwz	r5,24(r1)
 	lwz	r4,20(r1)
 	lwz	r3,16(r1)
 	lwz	r11,12(r1)
 	lwz	r9,8(r1)
 	addi	r1,r1,32
-	lwz	r0,GPR0(r1)
-	lwz	r6,GPR6(r1)
-	lwz	r7,GPR7(r1)
-	lwz	r8,GPR8(r1)
 	mtctr	r11
 	mtlr	r9
 	bctr				/* jump to handler */
-- 
2.13.3

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/32: don't restore r0, r6-r8 on exception entry path after trace_hardirqs_off()

[Michael Ellerman]

On Tue, 2020-01-07 at 09:16:40 UTC, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> Since commit b86fb88855ea ("powerpc/32: implement fast entry for
> syscalls on non BOOKE") and commit 1a4b739bbb4f ("powerpc/32:
> implement fast entry for syscalls on BOOKE"), syscalls don't
> use the exception entry path anymore. It is therefore pointless
> to restore r0 and r6-r8 after calling trace_hardirqs_off().
> 
> In the meantime, drop the '2:' label which is unused and misleading.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>

Applied to powerpc next, thanks.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/05642cf7289c5562e5939d2ee8a0529d310010b8

cheers