[PATCH 2/8] x86/asm: Remove __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT==47 assert

From	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	[PATCH 2/8] x86/asm: Remove __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT==47 assert
Date	2017-03-27 18:40 +0200
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We don't need the assert anymore. 17be0aec74fb ("x86/asm/entry/64:
Implement better check for canonical addresses") made canonical
address check generic wrt. address width.

Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index d2b2a2948ffe..607d72c4a485 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -265,12 +265,9 @@ return_from_SYSCALL_64:
 	 *
 	 * If width of "canonical tail" ever becomes variable, this will need
 	 * to be updated to remain correct on both old and new CPUs.
+	 *
+	 * Change top 16 bits to be the sign-extension of 47th bit
 	 */
-	.ifne __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT - 47
-	.error "virtual address width changed -- SYSRET checks need update"
-	.endif
-
-	/* Change top 16 bits to be the sign-extension of 47th bit */
 	shl	$(64 - (__VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT+1)), %rcx
 	sar	$(64 - (__VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT+1)), %rcx
 
-- 
2.11.0

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