x86-64: merge the standard and compat start_thread() functions
authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:56:53 +0000 (15:56 -0700)
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 23:26:38 +0000 (16:26 -0700)
The only thing left that differs between the standard and compat
start_thread functions is the actual segment numbers and the
prototype, so have a single common function which contains the guts
and two very small wrappers.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Acked-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c

index 7cf0a6b..eb261c5 100644 (file)
@@ -344,18 +344,20 @@ out:
        return err;
 }
 
-void
-start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
+static void
+start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip,
+                   unsigned long new_sp,
+                   unsigned int _cs, unsigned int _ss, unsigned int _ds)
 {
        loadsegment(fs, 0);
-       loadsegment(es, 0);
-       loadsegment(ds, 0);
+       loadsegment(es, _ds);
+       loadsegment(ds, _ds);
        load_gs_index(0);
        regs->ip                = new_ip;
        regs->sp                = new_sp;
        percpu_write(old_rsp, new_sp);
-       regs->cs                = __USER_CS;
-       regs->ss                = __USER_DS;
+       regs->cs                = _cs;
+       regs->ss                = _ss;
        regs->flags             = X86_EFLAGS_IF;
        set_fs(USER_DS);
        /*
@@ -363,26 +365,19 @@ start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
         */
        free_thread_xstate(current);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(start_thread);
+
+void
+start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
+{
+       start_thread_common(regs, new_ip, new_sp,
+                           __USER_CS, __USER_DS, 0);
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
 void start_thread_ia32(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 new_ip, u32 new_sp)
 {
-       loadsegment(fs, 0);
-       loadsegment(ds, __USER32_DS);
-       loadsegment(es, __USER32_DS);
-       load_gs_index(0);
-       regs->ip                = new_ip;
-       regs->sp                = new_sp;
-       percpu_write(old_rsp, new_sp);
-       regs->cs                = __USER32_CS;
-       regs->ss                = __USER32_DS;
-       regs->flags             = X86_EFLAGS_IF;
-       set_fs(USER_DS);
-       /*
-        * Free the old FP and other extended state
-        */
-       free_thread_xstate(current);
+       start_thread_common(regs, new_ip, new_sp,
+                           __USER32_CS, __USER32_DS, __USER32_DS);
 }
 #endif