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Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] arm64: entry: Remove unnecessary calculation for S_SP in EL1h

From James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] arm64: entry: Remove unnecessary calculation for S_SP in EL1h
Date 2015-09-07 16:50 +0200
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On 04/09/15 15:23, Jungseok Lee wrote:
> Under EL1h, S_SP data is not seen in kernel_exit. Thus, x21 calculation
> is not needed in kernel_entry. Currently, S_SP information is vaild only
> when sp_el0 is used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jungseok Lee <jungseoklee85@gmail.com>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> index e163518..d23ca0d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> @@ -91,8 +91,6 @@
>  	get_thread_info tsk			// Ensure MDSCR_EL1.SS is clear,
>  	ldr	x19, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]		// since we can unmask debug
>  	disable_step_tsk x19, x20		// exceptions when scheduling.
> -	.else
> -	add	x21, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE
>  	.endif
>  	mrs	x22, elr_el1
>  	mrs	x23, spsr_el1
> 

This sp value gets written to the struct pt_regs that is built on the
stack, and passed to the fault handlers, see 'el1_sp_pc' in kernel/entry.S,
which goes on to call do_sp_pc_abort() which prints this value out. (Other
fault handlers may make decisions based on this value).
It should be present and correct.


Thanks,

James
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[RFC PATCH 1/3] arm64: entry: Remove unnecessary calculation for S_SP in EL1h Jungseok Lee <jungseoklee85@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 16:30 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] arm64: entry: Remove unnecessary calculation  for S_SP in EL1h James Morse <james.morse@arm.com> - 2015-09-07 16:50 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] arm64: entry: Remove unnecessary calculation for  S_SP in EL1h Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> - 2015-09-07 17:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] arm64: entry: Remove unnecessary calculation for S_SP in EL1h Jungseok Lee <jungseoklee85@gmail.com> - 2015-09-07 18:00 +0200

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