linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 3/8] x86/head: Remove unused 'bad

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Date:   Mon, 18 Sep 2017 21:43:32 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/8] x86/head: Remove unused 'bad_address' code

It's no longer possible for this code to be executed, so remove it.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 3b04e4c99389..afb0a1e22d41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ ENDPROC(start_cpu0)
 	.quad  init_thread_union + THREAD_SIZE - SIZEOF_PTREGS
 	__FINITDATA
 
-bad_address:
-	jmp bad_address
-
 	__INIT
 ENTRY(early_idt_handler_array)
 	i = 0
-- 
2.13.5