[PATCH v4 2/8] ARM: kexec: ensure new kernel is entered in ARM state

Will Deacon will.deacon at arm.com
Tue Aug 23 17:46:46 EDT 2011


Commit 540b5738 ("ARM: 6999/1: head, zImage: Always Enter the kernel in
ARM state") mandates that the kernel should be entered in ARM state.

If a Thumb-2 kernel kexecs a new kernel image, we need to ensure that
we change state when branching to the new code. This patch replaces a
mov pc, lr with a bx lr so that we transition to ARM state if need be.

Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon at arm.com>
---
 arch/arm/kernel/relocate_kernel.S |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/relocate_kernel.S b/arch/arm/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
index 9cf4cbf..0908633 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ relocate_new_kernel:
 	mov r0,#0
 	ldr r1,kexec_mach_type
 	ldr r2,kexec_boot_atags
-	mov pc,lr
+	bx lr
 
 	.align
 
-- 
1.7.0.4




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