linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] x86/asm/entry/64: use smaller insns

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Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:18:15 +0100
From:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	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 3/4] x86/asm/entry/64: use smaller insns

The $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64 parameter to syscall_trace_enter_phase1/2
is a 32-bit constant, loading it with 32-bit MOV produces 5-byte insn
instead of 10-byte one.

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/kernel/entry_64.S | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 11b7339..23aa43e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ system_call_fastpath:
 	/* Do syscall entry tracing */
 tracesys:
 	movq %rsp, %rdi
-	movq $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64, %rsi
+	movl $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64, %esi
 	call syscall_trace_enter_phase1
 	test %rax, %rax
 	jnz tracesys_phase2		/* if needed, run the slow path */
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ tracesys:
 tracesys_phase2:
 	SAVE_EXTRA_REGS
 	movq %rsp, %rdi
-	movq $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64, %rsi
+	movl $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64, %esi
 	movq %rax,%rdx
 	call syscall_trace_enter_phase2
 
-- 
1.8.1.4

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