lwn.git/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_ksyms.c, branch docs-5.3

ppc: move exports to definitions

2016-08-08T03:50:09+00:00

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

powerpc32: move xxxxx_dcache_range() functions inline

2016-03-11T23:20:12+00:00

flush/clean/invalidate _dcache_range() functions are all very similar and are quite short. They are mainly used in __dma_sync() perf_event locate them in the top 3 consumming functions during heavy ethernet activity They are good candidate for inlining, as __dma_sync() does almost nothing but calling them Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy Signed-off-by: Scott Wood

powerpc: Add the ability to save VSX without giving it up

2016-03-02T12:34:50+00:00

This patch adds the ability to be able to save the VSX registers to the thread struct without giving up (disabling the facility) next time the process returns to userspace. This patch builds on a previous optimisation for the FPU and VEC registers in the thread copy path to avoid a possibly pointless reload of VSX state. Signed-off-by: Cyril Bur Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Move part of giveup_fpu,altivec,spe into c

2015-12-01T02:52:25+00:00

Move the MSR modification into new c functions. Removing it from the low level functions will allow us to avoid costly MSR writes by batching them up. Move the check_if_tm_restore_required() check into these new functions. Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Rename __get_SP() to current_stack_pointer()

2014-10-15T00:23:20+00:00

Michael points out that __get_SP() is a pretty horrible function name. Let's give it a better name. Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Reimplement __get_SP() as a function not a define

2014-10-15T00:23:19+00:00

Li Zhong points out an issue with our current __get_SP() implementation. If ftrace function tracing is enabled (ie -pg profiling using _mcount) we spill a stack frame on 64bit all the time. If a function calls __get_SP() and later calls a function that is tail call optimised, we will pop the stack frame and the value returned by __get_SP() is no longer valid. An example from Li can be found in save_stack_trace -> save_context_stack: c0000000000432c0 <.save_stack_trace>: c0000000000432c0: mflr r0 c0000000000432c4: std r0,16(r1) c0000000000432c8: stdu r1,-128(r1) <-- stack frame for _mcount c0000000000432cc: std r3,112(r1) c0000000000432d0: bl <._mcount> c0000000000432d4: nop c0000000000432d8: mr r4,r1 <-- __get_SP() c0000000000432dc: ld r5,632(r13) c0000000000432e0: ld r3,112(r1) c0000000000432e4: li r6,1 c0000000000432e8: addi r1,r1,128 <-- pop stack frame c0000000000432ec: ld r0,16(r1) c0000000000432f0: mtlr r0 c0000000000432f4: b <.save_context_stack> <-- tail call optimized save_context_stack ends up with a stack pointer below the current one, and it is likely to be scribbled over. Fix this by making __get_SP() a function which returns the callers stack frame. Also replace inline assembly which grabs the stack pointer in save_stack_trace and show_stack with __get_SP(). This also fixes an issue with perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(). It currently unwinds the stack once, which will skip a valid stack frame on a leaf function. With the __get_SP() fixes in this patch, we never need to unwind the stack frame to get to the first interesting frame. We have to export __get_SP() because perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs() (which is used in modules) calls it from a header file. Reported-by: Li Zhong Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Separate ppc32 symbol exports into ppc_ksyms_32.c

2014-09-25T13:14:40+00:00

Simplify things considerably by moving all the ppc32 specific symbol exports into its own file. Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Move lib symbol exports into arch/powerpc/lib/ppc_ksyms.c

2014-09-25T13:14:39+00:00

Move the lib symbol exports closer to their function definitions Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Remove unused 32bit symbol exports

2014-09-25T13:14:38+00:00

Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman

powerpc: Move more symbol exports next to function definitions

2014-09-25T13:14:38+00:00

Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman