When r3 is not modified, reload it from regs->orig_r3 to free volatile registers. This avoids a stack frame for the likely part of system_call_exception()
Before the patch: c000b4d4 <system_call_exception>: c000b4d4: 7c 08 02 a6 mflr r0 c000b4d8: 94 21 ff e0 stwu r1,-32(r1) c000b4dc: 93 e1 00 1c stw r31,28(r1) c000b4e0: 90 01 00 24 stw r0,36(r1) c000b4e4: 90 6a 00 88 stw r3,136(r10) c000b4e8: 81 6a 00 84 lwz r11,132(r10) c000b4ec: 69 6b 00 02 xori r11,r11,2 c000b4f0: 55 6b ff fe rlwinm r11,r11,31,31,31 c000b4f4: 0f 0b 00 00 twnei r11,0 c000b4f8: 81 6a 00 a0 lwz r11,160(r10) c000b4fc: 55 6b 07 fe clrlwi r11,r11,31 c000b500: 0f 0b 00 00 twnei r11,0 c000b504: 7c 0c 42 e6 mftb r0 c000b508: 83 e2 00 08 lwz r31,8(r2) c000b50c: 81 82 00 28 lwz r12,40(r2) c000b510: 90 02 00 24 stw r0,36(r2) c000b514: 7d 8c f8 50 subf r12,r12,r31 c000b518: 7c 0c 02 14 add r0,r12,r0 c000b51c: 90 02 00 08 stw r0,8(r2) c000b520: 7c 10 13 a6 mtspr 80,r0 c000b524: 81 62 00 70 lwz r11,112(r2) c000b528: 71 60 86 91 andi. r0,r11,34449 c000b52c: 40 82 00 34 bne c000b560 <system_call_exception+0x8c> c000b530: 2b 89 01 b6 cmplwi cr7,r9,438 c000b534: 41 9d 00 64 bgt cr7,c000b598 <system_call_exception+0xc4> c000b538: 3d 40 c0 5c lis r10,-16292 c000b53c: 55 29 10 3a rlwinm r9,r9,2,0,29 c000b540: 39 4a 41 e8 addi r10,r10,16872 c000b544: 80 01 00 24 lwz r0,36(r1) c000b548: 7d 2a 48 2e lwzx r9,r10,r9 c000b54c: 7c 08 03 a6 mtlr r0 c000b550: 7d 29 03 a6 mtctr r9 c000b554: 83 e1 00 1c lwz r31,28(r1) c000b558: 38 21 00 20 addi r1,r1,32 c000b55c: 4e 80 04 20 bctr After the patch: c000b4d4 <system_call_exception>: c000b4d4: 81 6a 00 84 lwz r11,132(r10) c000b4d8: 90 6a 00 88 stw r3,136(r10) c000b4dc: 69 6b 00 02 xori r11,r11,2 c000b4e0: 55 6b ff fe rlwinm r11,r11,31,31,31 c000b4e4: 0f 0b 00 00 twnei r11,0 c000b4e8: 80 6a 00 a0 lwz r3,160(r10) c000b4ec: 54 63 07 fe clrlwi r3,r3,31 c000b4f0: 0f 03 00 00 twnei r3,0 c000b4f4: 7d 6c 42 e6 mftb r11 c000b4f8: 81 82 00 08 lwz r12,8(r2) c000b4fc: 80 02 00 28 lwz r0,40(r2) c000b500: 91 62 00 24 stw r11,36(r2) c000b504: 7c 00 60 50 subf r0,r0,r12 c000b508: 7d 60 5a 14 add r11,r0,r11 c000b50c: 91 62 00 08 stw r11,8(r2) c000b510: 7c 10 13 a6 mtspr 80,r0 c000b514: 80 62 00 70 lwz r3,112(r2) c000b518: 70 6b 86 91 andi. r11,r3,34449 c000b51c: 40 82 00 28 bne c000b544 <system_call_exception+0x70> c000b520: 2b 89 01 b6 cmplwi cr7,r9,438 c000b524: 41 9d 00 84 bgt cr7,c000b5a8 <system_call_exception+0xd4> c000b528: 80 6a 00 88 lwz r3,136(r10) c000b52c: 3d 40 c0 5c lis r10,-16292 c000b530: 55 29 10 3a rlwinm r9,r9,2,0,29 c000b534: 39 4a 41 e4 addi r10,r10,16868 c000b538: 7d 2a 48 2e lwzx r9,r10,r9 c000b53c: 7d 29 03 a6 mtctr r9 c000b540: 4e 80 04 20 bctr Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.le...@csgroup.eu> --- arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c index 107ec39f05cb..205902052112 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c @@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ notrace long system_call_exception(long r3, long r4, long r5, return regs->gpr[3]; } return -ENOSYS; + } else { + /* Restore r3 from orig_gpr3 to free up a volatile reg */ + r3 = regs->orig_gpr3; } /* May be faster to do array_index_nospec? */ -- 2.25.0