linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/19] use the same data type for tls

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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:54:00 -0200
From:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, glommer@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...e.hu, ehabkost@...hat.com, jeremy@...p.org,
	avi@...ranet.com, anthony@...emonkey.ws,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	ak@...e.de, chrisw@...s-sol.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	hpa@...or.com, zach@...are.com, roland@...hat.com,
	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 15/19] use the same data type for tls_array.

This patch changes the type of tls_array in x86_64 to
a desc_struct. Now, both i386 and x86_64 tls_array have
the same type, and code accessing it can be shared.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
---
 include/asm-x86/desc_64.h      |    2 +-
 include/asm-x86/processor_64.h |    3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/desc_64.h b/include/asm-x86/desc_64.h
index 2dc19e2..7fd9876 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/desc_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/desc_64.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static inline void set_ldt(void *addr, int entries)
 static inline void load_TLS(struct thread_struct *t, unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	u64 *gdt = (u64 *)(get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu) + GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN);
+	struct desc_struct *gdt = (get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu) + GDT_ENTRY_TLS_MIN);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES; i++)
 		gdt[i] = t->tls_array[i];
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h b/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h
index 8efdf99..51f1970 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <asm/processor-flags.h>
+#include <asm/desc_defs.h>
 
 #define TF_MASK		0x00000100
 #define IF_MASK		0x00000200
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
  *               goes into MSR_IA32_DS_AREA */
 	unsigned long	ds_area_msr;
 /* cached TLS descriptors. */
-	u64 tls_array[GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES];
+	struct desc_struct tls_array[GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES];
 } __attribute__((aligned(16)));
 
 #define INIT_THREAD  { \
-- 
1.5.0.6

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