[PATCH 5/8] kexec: extend hypercall with improved load/unload ops

[David Vrabel]

On 09/04/13 22:02, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 07:59:50PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
>>
>> +
>> +        /* Jump to identity mapped code. */
>> +        movq %rdi, %r9
>> +        addq $(identity_mapped - kexec_reloc), %r9
>> +
>> +        jmp *%r9
> 
> jmpq *(identity_mapped - kexec_reloc)(%rdi)

This isn't equivalent.  It loads the value at the specified memory
location and jumps to that address.

        leaq (identity_mapped - kexec_reloc)(%rdi), %rax
        jmpq *%rax

Does the right thing.

David