[PATCH] ARM: clean up the memset64() C wrapper
Thomas Weißschuh
thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de
Thu Feb 12 23:39:29 PST 2026
The current logic to split the 64-bit argument into its 32-bit halves is
byte-order specific and a bit clunky. Use a union instead which is
easier to read and works in all cases.
GCC still generates the same machine code.
While at it, rename the arguments of the __memset64() prototype to
actually reflect their semantics.
Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds at linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de>
---
arch/arm/include/asm/string.h | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h
index c35250c4991b..96fc6cf460ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h
@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ static inline void *memset32(uint32_t *p, uint32_t v, __kernel_size_t n)
}
#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET64
-extern void *__memset64(uint64_t *, uint32_t low, __kernel_size_t, uint32_t hi);
+extern void *__memset64(uint64_t *, uint32_t first, __kernel_size_t, uint32_t second);
static inline void *memset64(uint64_t *p, uint64_t v, __kernel_size_t n)
{
- if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN))
- return __memset64(p, v, n * 8, v >> 32);
- else
- return __memset64(p, v >> 32, n * 8, v);
+ union {
+ uint64_t val;
+ struct {
+ uint32_t first, second;
+ };
+ } word = { .val = v };
+
+ return __memset64(p, word.first, n * 8, word.second);
}
/*
---
base-commit: 37a93dd5c49b5fda807fd204edf2547c3493319c
change-id: 20260212-arm-memset64-cleanup-c470af232e87
Best regards,
--
Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de>
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