linux-kernel - [PATCH]: x86_64: Remove unnecessary cast in prefetch()

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Date:	Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:27:02 +0400
From:	Serge Belyshev <belyshev@...ni.sinp.msu.ru>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH]: x86_64: Remove unnecessary cast in prefetch()

It is ok to call prefetch() function with NULL argument, as specifically
commented in include/linux/prefetch.h.  But in standard C, it is invalid to
dereference NULL pointer (see C99 standard 6.5.3.2 paragraph 4 and note #84).
Newer gcc versions (4.3 and above) will use that to conclude that "x"
argument is non-null and thus wreaking havok everywhere prefetch() was inlined.
Fixed by removing cast and changing asm constraint.

This can be fixed better by using gcc's __builtin_prefetch().

Signed-off-by: Serge Belyshev <belyshev@...ni.sinp.msu.ru>

---
 include/asm-x86_64/processor.h |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
+++ linux/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static inline void sync_core(void)
 #define ARCH_HAS_PREFETCH
 static inline void prefetch(void *x) 
 { 
-	asm volatile("prefetcht0 %0" :: "m" (*(unsigned long *)x));
+	asm volatile("prefetcht0 (%0)" :: "r" (x));
 } 

 #define ARCH_HAS_PREFETCHW 1
-
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