linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] riscv: entry: consolidate general regs saving into save

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Message-ID: <CAJF2gTTonVbTAJGw3qHdfK5vKkHRX64hJB757zsiNgWq4y0Xmw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:55:09 +0800
From:   Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>
To:     Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...nel.org>
Cc:     Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] riscv: entry: consolidate general regs saving into save_gp

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 12:11 AM Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 11:59:00AM +0800, Guo Ren wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 12:29 AM Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...nel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Consolidate the saving/restoring GPs(except ra, sp and tp) into
> > > save_gp/restore_gp macro.
> > >
> > > No functional change intended.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...nel.org>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/riscv/include/asm/asm.h   | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S      | 87 ++--------------------------------
> > >  arch/riscv/kernel/mcount-dyn.S | 58 +----------------------
> > >  3 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 140 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm.h
> > > index 1b471ff73178..2f3b49536e9d 100644
> > > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm.h
> > > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm.h
> > > @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
> > >  #endif
> > >
> > >  #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
> > > +#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
> > >
> > >  /* Common assembly source macros */
> > >
> > > @@ -80,6 +81,70 @@
> > >         .endr
> > >  .endm
> > >
> > > +       /* save all GPs except ra, sp and tp */
> > > +       .macro save_gp
> > How about leave x3(gp) out of the macro, and define:
> > .marco save_from_x5_to_x31
> > .marco restore_from_x5_to_x31
>
> Good idea, will do in next version.

Where is the next version?

I want to involve the patch in my generic entry series, it would help
in the coding convention of the entry code.

>
> Thanks



-- 
Best Regards
 Guo Ren