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

[Daniel Kiper]

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 07:58:30PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
> 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.

You are right. Sorry for confusion.

Daniel