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Subject[RFC PATCH v1 29/31] ARC: switch to generic kernel_thread()
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Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@synopsys.com>
---
arch/arc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arc/kernel/process.c | 29 +++++++++--------------------
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index d6983afa..f3aacfc 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config ARC
select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
# for now, we don't need GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE, CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
+ select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
index fee3e11..d2bb27f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
@@ -142,22 +142,6 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
}
}

-int kernel_thread(int (*fn) (void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
-{
- struct pt_regs regs = {
- .r0 = (unsigned long)arg,
- .r1 = (unsigned long)fn
- };
-
- regs.status32 = read_aux_reg(0xa);
-
- /* Ok, create the new process.. */
- return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL,
- NULL);
-
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
-
asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
asmlinkage void ret_from_kernel_thread(void) __attribute__((noreturn));

@@ -192,7 +176,7 @@ asmlinkage void ret_from_kernel_thread(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
* ------------------ <===== END of PAGE
*/
int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
- unsigned long usp, unsigned long topstk,
+ unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
{
struct pt_regs *c_regs; /* child's pt_regs */
@@ -213,10 +197,12 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
*/
p->thread.ksp = (unsigned long)c_callee; /* THREAD_KSP */

- /* Copy parents pt regs on child's kernel mode stack */
- *c_regs = *regs;
+ if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+ memset(c_regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
+ c_regs->r0 = arg; /* argument to kernel thread */
+ c_regs->r1 = usp; /* function */
+ c_regs->status32 = read_aux_reg(0xa);

- if (!(user_mode(regs))) {
c_regs->sp =
(unsigned long)task_thread_info(p) + (THREAD_SIZE - 4);

@@ -232,6 +218,9 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
childksp[0] = 0; /* for POP fp */
childksp[1] = (unsigned long)ret_from_fork; /* for POP blink */

+ /* Copy parents pt regs on child's kernel mode stack */
+ *c_regs = *regs;
+
c_regs->sp = usp;
c_regs->r0 = 0; /* fork returns 0 in child */

--
1.7.4.1


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