[PATCH v2 7/9] arm64: kernel: drop use of x24 from primary boot path
Ard Biesheuvel
ard.biesheuvel at linaro.org
Wed Aug 24 07:36:04 PDT 2016
Keeping __PHYS_OFFSET in x24 is actually less clear than simply taking
the value of __PHYS_OFFSET using an adrp instruction in the three places
that we need it. So change that.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel at linaro.org>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/head.S | 20 ++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index c112c153821e..27f51272de68 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ efi_header_end:
ENTRY(stext)
bl preserve_boot_args
bl el2_setup // Drop to EL1, w0=cpu_boot_mode
- adrp x24, __PHYS_OFFSET
- and x23, x24, MIN_KIMG_ALIGN - 1 // KASLR offset, defaults to 0
+ adrp x23, __PHYS_OFFSET
+ and x23, x23, MIN_KIMG_ALIGN - 1 // KASLR offset, defaults to 0
bl set_cpu_boot_mode_flag
bl __create_page_tables
/*
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ ENDPROC(__create_page_tables)
/*
* The following fragment of code is executed with the MMU enabled.
+ *
+ * x0 = __PHYS_OFFSET
*/
.set initial_sp, init_thread_union + THREAD_START_SP
__primary_switched:
@@ -420,6 +422,12 @@ __primary_switched:
msr vbar_el1, x8 // vector table address
isb
+ str_l x21, __fdt_pointer, x5 // Save FDT pointer
+
+ ldr_l x4, kimage_vaddr // Save the offset between
+ sub x4, x4, x0 // the kernel virtual and
+ str_l x4, kimage_voffset, x5 // physical mappings
+
// Clear BSS
adr_l x0, __bss_start
mov x1, xzr
@@ -432,12 +440,6 @@ __primary_switched:
mov x4, sp
and x4, x4, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
msr sp_el0, x4 // Save thread_info
- str_l x21, __fdt_pointer, x5 // Save FDT pointer
-
- ldr_l x4, kimage_vaddr // Save the offset between
- sub x4, x4, x24 // the kernel virtual and
- str_l x4, kimage_voffset, x5 // physical mappings
-
mov x29, #0
#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
bl kasan_early_init
@@ -792,6 +794,7 @@ __primary_switch:
bl __relocate_kernel
#ifdef CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
ldr x8, =__primary_switched
+ adrp x0, __PHYS_OFFSET
blr x8
/*
@@ -813,5 +816,6 @@ __primary_switch:
#endif
#endif
ldr x8, =__primary_switched
+ adrp x0, __PHYS_OFFSET
br x8
ENDPROC(__primary_switch)
--
2.7.4
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