linux-kernel - [PATCH 04 of 55] x86: clean up formatting of __switch

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:06:26 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	Stephen Tweedie <sct@...hat.com>,
	Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@...hat.com>,
	Mark McLoughlin <markmc@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH 04 of 55] x86: clean up formatting of __switch_to

process_64.c:__switch_to has some very old strange formatting, some of
it dating back to pre-git.  Fix it up.

No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c |   54 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@
 struct task_struct *
 __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *prev = &prev_p->thread,
-				 *next = &next_p->thread;
+	struct thread_struct *prev = &prev_p->thread;
+	struct thread_struct *next = &next_p->thread;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct tss_struct *tss = &per_cpu(init_tss, cpu);
 	unsigned fsindex, gsindex;
@@ -624,35 +624,34 @@
 
 	/* 
 	 * Switch FS and GS.
+	 *
+	 * Segment register != 0 always requires a reload.  Also
+	 * reload when it has changed.  When prev process used 64bit
+	 * base always reload to avoid an information leak.
 	 */
-	{ 
-		/* segment register != 0 always requires a reload. 
-		   also reload when it has changed. 
-		   when prev process used 64bit base always reload
-		   to avoid an information leak. */
-		if (unlikely(fsindex | next->fsindex | prev->fs)) {
-			loadsegment(fs, next->fsindex);
-			/* check if the user used a selector != 0
-	                 * if yes clear 64bit base, since overloaded base
-                         * is always mapped to the Null selector
-                         */
-			if (fsindex)
+	if (unlikely(fsindex | next->fsindex | prev->fs)) {
+		loadsegment(fs, next->fsindex);
+		/* 
+		 * Check if the user used a selector != 0; if yes
+		 *  clear 64bit base, since overloaded base is always
+		 *  mapped to the Null selector
+		 */
+		if (fsindex)
 			prev->fs = 0;				
-		}
-		/* when next process has a 64bit base use it */
-		if (next->fs) 
-			wrmsrl(MSR_FS_BASE, next->fs); 
-		prev->fsindex = fsindex;
+	}
+	/* when next process has a 64bit base use it */
+	if (next->fs)
+		wrmsrl(MSR_FS_BASE, next->fs);
+	prev->fsindex = fsindex;
 
-		if (unlikely(gsindex | next->gsindex | prev->gs)) {
-			load_gs_index(next->gsindex);
-			if (gsindex)
+	if (unlikely(gsindex | next->gsindex | prev->gs)) {
+		load_gs_index(next->gsindex);
+		if (gsindex)
 			prev->gs = 0;				
-		}
-		if (next->gs)
-			wrmsrl(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, next->gs); 
-		prev->gsindex = gsindex;
 	}
+	if (next->gs)
+		wrmsrl(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, next->gs);
+	prev->gsindex = gsindex;
 
 	/* Must be after DS reload */
 	unlazy_fpu(prev_p);
@@ -665,7 +664,8 @@
 	write_pda(pcurrent, next_p); 
 
 	write_pda(kernelstack,
-	(unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) + THREAD_SIZE - PDA_STACKOFFSET);
+		  (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) +
+		  THREAD_SIZE - PDA_STACKOFFSET);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 	/*
 	 * Build time only check to make sure the stack_canary is at


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