Re: [patch 5/6] sparc: Use preempt_schedule_irq

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On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, David Miller wrote:
> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:53:08 -0000
> 
> >  		bne,pn			%xcc, kern_fpucheck
> > -		 sethi			%hi(PREEMPT_ACTIVE), %l6
> > -		stw			%l6, [%g6 + TI_PRE_COUNT]
> > -		call			schedule
> > +		call			preempt_schedule_irq
> >  		 nop
> 
> You've put the function call into the delay slot of the branch,
> which you don't want to do.
> 
> That's, btw, why we indent instructions with an extra space like
> that, to emphasize that it's a delay slot of the preceeding
> branch.

I knew that I'd get it wrong :) So is adding another nop the right
thing to do ?

 		bne,pn			%xcc, kern_fpucheck
-		 sethi			%hi(PREEMPT_ACTIVE), %l6
-		stw			%l6, [%g6 + TI_PRE_COUNT]
-		call			schedule
+  		 nop
+		call			preempt_schedule_irq
  		 nop
 
Thanks,

	tglx
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