Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Laurentiu Tudor <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5/8] arm64: kernel: replace early 64-bit literal loads with move-immediates | Date | Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:29:27 +0000 |
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On 04/18/2016 06:09 PM, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > When building a relocatable kernel, we currently rely on the fact that > early 64-bit literal loads need to be deferred to after the relocation > has been performed only if they involve symbol references, and not if > they involve assemble time constants. While this is not an unreasonable > assumption to make, it is better to switch to movk/movz sequences, since > these are guaranteed to be resolved at link time, simply because there are > no dynamic relocation types to describe them. > > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org> > --- > arch/arm64/kernel/head.S | 8 ++++---- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S > index 0d487d90d221..dae9cabaadf5 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S > @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ __create_page_tables: > cmp x0, x6 > b.lo 1b > > - ldr x7, =SWAPPER_MM_MMUFLAGS > + mov x7, SWAPPER_MM_MMUFLAGS
mov_q here too?
--- Best Regards, Laurentiu
> > /* > * Create the identity mapping. > @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ __create_page_tables: > * Map the kernel image (starting with PHYS_OFFSET). > */ > mov x0, x26 // swapper_pg_dir > - ldr x5, =KIMAGE_VADDR > + mov_q x5, KIMAGE_VADDR > add x5, x5, x23 // add KASLR displacement > create_pgd_entry x0, x5, x3, x6 > ldr w6, =kernel_img_size > @@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ ENTRY(secondary_holding_pen) > bl el2_setup // Drop to EL1, w20=cpu_boot_mode > bl set_cpu_boot_mode_flag > mrs x0, mpidr_el1 > - ldr x1, =MPIDR_HWID_BITMASK > + mov_q x1, MPIDR_HWID_BITMASK > and x0, x0, x1 > adr_l x3, secondary_holding_pen_release > pen: ldr x4, [x3] > @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ __primary_switch: > ldr w9, =__rela_offset // offset to reloc table > ldr w10, =__rela_size // size of reloc table > > - ldr x11, =KIMAGE_VADDR // default virtual offset > + mov_q x11, KIMAGE_VADDR // default virtual offset > add x11, x11, x23 // actual virtual offset > add x8, x8, x11 // __va(.dynsym) > add x9, x9, x11 // __va(.rela) >
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