There are two different pieces of code for starting a CPU: start_cpu0() and the end of secondary_startup_64(). They're identical except for the stack setup. Combine the common parts into a shared start_cpu() function. Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S index 278270e..f2deae7 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S @@ -255,13 +255,15 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64) movl $MSR_GS_BASE,%ecx movl initial_gs(%rip),%eax movl initial_gs+4(%rip),%edx - wrmsr + wrmsr /* rsi is pointer to real mode structure with interesting info. pass it to C */ movq %rsi, %rdi - - /* Finally jump to run C code and to be on real kernel address + +ENTRY(start_cpu) + /* + * Jump to run C code and to be on a real kernel address. * Since we are running on identity-mapped space we have to jump * to the full 64bit address, this is only possible as indirect * jump. In addition we need to ensure %cs is set so we make this @@ -290,6 +292,7 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64) pushq $__KERNEL_CS # set correct cs pushq %rax # target address in negative space lretq +ENDPROC(start_cpu) #include "verify_cpu.S" @@ -297,15 +300,11 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64) /* * Boot CPU0 entry point. It's called from play_dead(). Everything has been set * up already except stack. We just set up stack here. Then call - * start_secondary(). + * start_secondary() via start_cpu(). */ ENTRY(start_cpu0) - movq initial_stack(%rip),%rsp - movq initial_code(%rip),%rax - pushq $0 # fake return address to stop unwinder - pushq $__KERNEL_CS # set correct cs - pushq %rax # target address in negative space - lretq + movq initial_stack(%rip), %rsp + jmp start_cpu ENDPROC(start_cpu0) #endif -- 2.4.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe live-patching" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html