linux-kernel - Re: [patch] use __asm__ rather than asm in asm-s390/ptrace.h

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:36:05 +0200
From:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] use __asm__ rather than asm in asm-s390/ptrace.h

On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:23:06AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> Since asm-s390/ptrace.h is exported to userspace, we need to make sure we use
> __asm__() rather than asm() as the latter is disabled when gcc compiles with
> GNU extensions turned off (like -std=c99).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> ---
> diff --git a/include/asm-s390/ptrace.h b/include/asm-s390/ptrace.h
> index fa6ca87..4add355 100644
> --- a/include/asm-s390/ptrace.h
> +++ b/include/asm-s390/ptrace.h
> @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ extern void show_regs(struct pt_regs * regs);
>  static inline void
>  psw_set_key(unsigned int key)
>  {
> -	asm volatile("spka 0(%0)" : : "d" (key));
> +	__asm__ __volatile__("spka 0(%0)" : : "d" (key));
>  }
> 
>  #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */

Hmm.. spka is a sort of priviledged instruction and shouldn't be
user space visible.
I will move it so it's under #ifdef __KERNEL__.
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