linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 07/20] x86/asm/64: Merge the fast and slow SYSRET paths

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Date:   Thu,  2 Nov 2017 00:59:04 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:     Borislav Petkov <bpetkov@...e.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 07/20] x86/asm/64: Merge the fast and slow SYSRET paths

They did almost the same thing.  Remove a bunch of pointless
instructions (mostly hidden in macros) and reduce cognitive load by
merging them.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 86fdce00e682..2e7f4952af94 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -220,10 +220,9 @@ entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath:
 	TRACE_IRQS_ON		/* user mode is traced as IRQs on */
 	movq	RIP(%rsp), %rcx
 	movq	EFLAGS(%rsp), %r11
-	RESTORE_C_REGS_EXCEPT_RCX_R11
-	movq	RSP(%rsp), %rsp
+	addq	$6*8, %rsp	/* skip extra regs -- they were preserved */
 	UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
-	USERGS_SYSRET64
+	jmp	.Lpop_c_regs_except_rcx_r11_and_sysret
 
 1:
 	/*
@@ -317,6 +316,7 @@ syscall_return_via_sysret:
 	/* rcx and r11 are already restored (see code above) */
 	UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
 	POP_EXTRA_REGS
+.Lpop_c_regs_except_rcx_r11_and_sysret:
 	popq	%rsi	/* skip r11 */
 	popq	%r10
 	popq	%r9
-- 
2.13.6