linux-kernel - [PATCH 9/9] powerpc/smp: Use code patching to restore reset vector

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Date:   Fri,  9 Nov 2018 17:33:32 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>
To:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] powerpc/smp: Use code patching to restore reset vector

Instead of hardcoding reset vector restore, use patch_instruction()

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_smp.c | 3 +--
 arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c     | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_smp.c
index 020e84a47a32..9f2c1ecc85c3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_smp.c
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ smp_86xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 		mdelay(1);
 
 	/* Restore the exception vector */
-	*vector = save_vector;
-	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) vector, (unsigned long) vector + 4);
+	patch_instruction(vector, save_vector);
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
index 447da6db450a..35be6e0b886d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
@@ -832,8 +832,7 @@ static int smp_core99_kick_cpu(int nr)
 	mdelay(1);
 
 	/* Restore our exception vector */
-	*vector = save_vector;
-	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) vector, (unsigned long) vector + 4);
+	patch_instruction(vector, save_vector);
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	if (ppc_md.progress) ppc_md.progress("smp_core99_kick_cpu done", 0x347);
-- 
2.13.3