Re: [PATCH v11 8/8] PPC: Don't use hardcoded opcode for ePAPR hcall invocation

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On 02.07.2012, at 19:16, Scott Wood wrote:

> On 07/02/2012 12:13 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>> 
>> On 02.07.2012, at 19:10, Scott Wood wrote:
>> 
>>> On 07/02/2012 07:30 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On 22.06.2012, at 22:06, Stuart Yoder wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> From: Liu Yu-B13201 <Yu.Liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Liu Yu <yu.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Stuart Yoder <stuart.yoder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> -v11: no changes
>>>>> 
>>>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h |   22 +++++++++---------
>>>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_hcalls.h   |   36 +++++++++++++++---------------
>>>>> 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h
>>>>> index 833ce2c..b8d9445 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h
>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h
>>>>> @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static inline unsigned int ev_int_set_config(unsigned int interrupt,
>>>>> 	r5  = priority;
>>>>> 	r6  = destination;
>>>>> 
>>>>> -	__asm__ __volatile__ ("sc 1"
>>>>> +	asm volatile("bl	epapr_hypercall_start"
>>>>> 		: "+r" (r11), "+r" (r3), "+r" (r4), "+r" (r5), "+r" (r6)
>>>>> 		: : EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS4
>>>> 
>>>> Hrm. ePAPR hypercalls are allowed to clobber lr, right? But our hypercall entry code depends on lr staying alive:
>>> 
>>> ePAPR 1.1 says LR is nonvolatile.
>> 
>> Why is it in the clobber list then? 
> 
> Because the inline assembly code is clobbering it -- not the hv-provided
> hcall instructions.

Only after the change, not before it.


Alex

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