linux-kernel - [PATCHv3 2/7] x86/asm: Remove __VIRTUAL_MASK

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Message-Id: <20170330080731.65421-3-kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:07:26 +0300
From:   "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCHv3 2/7] x86/asm: Remove __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT==47 assert

We don't need the assert anymore. 17be0aec74fb ("x86/asm/entry/64:
Implement better check for canonical addresses") made canonical
address check generic wrt. address width.

Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index d2b2a2948ffe..607d72c4a485 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -265,12 +265,9 @@ return_from_SYSCALL_64:
 	 *
 	 * If width of "canonical tail" ever becomes variable, this will need
 	 * to be updated to remain correct on both old and new CPUs.
+	 *
+	 * Change top 16 bits to be the sign-extension of 47th bit
 	 */
-	.ifne __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT - 47
-	.error "virtual address width changed -- SYSRET checks need update"
-	.endif
-
-	/* Change top 16 bits to be the sign-extension of 47th bit */
 	shl	$(64 - (__VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT+1)), %rcx
 	sar	$(64 - (__VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT+1)), %rcx
 
-- 
2.11.0