This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
powerpc: Convert cmp to cmpd in idle enter sequence
to the 4.4-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
powerpc-convert-cmp-to-cmpd-in-idle-enter-sequence.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.4 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From 80f23935cadb1c654e81951f5a8b7ceae0acc1b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 13:42:19 +0000
Subject: powerpc: Convert cmp to cmpd in idle enter sequence
From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 80f23935cadb1c654e81951f5a8b7ceae0acc1b4 upstream.
PowerPC's "cmp" instruction has four operands. Normally people write
"cmpw" or "cmpd" for the second cmp operand 0 or 1. But, frequently
people forget, and write "cmp" with just three operands.
With older binutils this is silently accepted as if this was "cmpw",
while often "cmpd" is wanted. With newer binutils GAS will complain
about this for 64-bit code. For 32-bit code it still silently assumes
"cmpw" is what is meant.
In this instance the code comes directly from ISA v2.07, including the
cmp, but cmpd is correct. Backport to stable so that new toolchains can
build old kernels.
Fixes: 948cf67c4726 ("powerpc: Add NAP mode support on Power7 in HV mode")
Reviewed-by: Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
std r0,0(r1); \
ptesync; \
ld r0,0(r1); \
-1: cmp cr0,r0,r0; \
+1: cmpd cr0,r0,r0; \
bne 1b; \
IDLE_INST; \
b .
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from segher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-4.4/powerpc-convert-cmp-to-cmpd-in-idle-enter-sequence.patch
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