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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: use register variable to get stack pointer value
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:15:36PM +0300, Andrey Ryabinin wrote:
> Currently we use current_stack_pointer() function to get the value
> of the stack pointer register. Since commit f5caf621ee35
> ("x86/asm: Fix inline asm call constraints for Clang") we have stack
> register variable declared. It can be used instead of current_stack_pointer()
> function which allows to optimize away some excessive "mov %rsp, %<dst>"
> instructions:
>
> -mov %rsp,%rdx
> -sub %rdx,%rax
> -cmp $0x3fff,%rax
> -ja ffffffff810722fd <ist_begin_non_atomic+0x2d>
>
> +sub %rsp,%rax
> +cmp $0x3fff,%rax
> +ja ffffffff810722fa <ist_begin_non_atomic+0x2a>
>
> Remove current_stack_pointer(), rename __asm_call_sp to current_stack_pointer
> and use it instead of removed function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@virtuozzo.com>

Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>

--
Josh

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