linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.1 31/84] x86/asm/entry/64: Remove pointless jump to irq

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Date:	Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:41:59 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4.1 31/84] x86/asm/entry/64: Remove pointless jump to irq_return

4.1-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>

commit 5ca6f70f387b4f82903037cc3c5488e2c97dcdbc upstream.

INTERRUPT_RETURN turns into a jmp instruction.  There's no need
for extra indirection.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/2f2318653dbad284a59311f13f08cea71298fd7c.1433449436.git.luto@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ retint_kernel:
 restore_c_regs_and_iret:
 	RESTORE_C_REGS
 	REMOVE_PT_GPREGS_FROM_STACK 8
-
-irq_return:
 	INTERRUPT_RETURN

 ENTRY(native_iret)
@@ -1640,7 +1638,7 @@ nmi_restore:

 	/* Clear the NMI executing stack variable */
 	movq $0, 5*8(%rsp)
-	jmp irq_return
+	INTERRUPT_RETURN
 	CFI_ENDPROC
 END(nmi)

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