linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/7 v2] x86: entry.S: simplify optimistic SYSRET

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Message-Id: <1424824222-10856-1-git-send-email-dvlasenk@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 01:30:22 +0100
From:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>,
	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/7 v2] x86: entry.S: simplify optimistic SYSRET

Avoid redundant load of %r11 (it is already loaded a few instructions before).
Do not needlessly increment %rsp - we are going to return to userspace
via SYSRET, this insn doesn't use stack for return.

Changes since v1: added a comment

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CC: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
CC: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
CC: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
CC: Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>
CC: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
CC: x86@...nel.org
CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h | 3 +++
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S     | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h
index 3374235..f1a962f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/calling.h
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ For 32-bit we have the following conventions - kernel is built with
 	.macro RESTORE_C_REGS_EXCEPT_RCX
 	RESTORE_C_REGS_HELPER 1,0,1,1,1
 	.endm
+	.macro RESTORE_C_REGS_EXCEPT_R11
+	RESTORE_C_REGS_HELPER 1,1,0,1,1
+	.endm
 	.macro RESTORE_RSI_RDI
 	RESTORE_C_REGS_HELPER 0,0,0,0,0
 	.endm
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 4b3f3c1..4f113c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -756,9 +756,9 @@ retint_swapgs:		/* return to user-space */
 	 */
 irq_return_via_sysret:
 	CFI_REMEMBER_STATE
-	RESTORE_C_REGS
-	REMOVE_PT_GPREGS_FROM_STACK 8
-	movq (RSP-RIP)(%rsp),%rsp
+	/* r11 is already restored (see code above) */
+	RESTORE_C_REGS_EXCEPT_R11
+	movq RSP(%rsp),%rsp
 	USERGS_SYSRET64
 	CFI_RESTORE_STATE
 
-- 
1.8.1.4

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