On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 20:21 +0530, Sachin Sant wrote: > Switch to LOAD_REG_ADDR(). > > Signed-off-by : Sachin Sant <sach...@in.ibm.com> > --- > diff -Naurp old/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S > new/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S > --- old/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S 2009-10-08 18:37:44.000000000 > +0530 > +++ new/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S 2009-10-08 18:34:33.000000000 > +0530 > @@ -1038,8 +1038,8 @@ _GLOBAL(mod_return_to_handler) > * We are in a module using the module's TOC. > * Switch to our TOC to run inside the core kernel. > */ > - LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r4,ftrace_return_to_handler) > - ld r2, 8(r4) > + ld r2, PACATOC(r13) > + LOAD_REG_ADDR(r4,ftrace_return_to_handler)
Actually, the loading of this register is not needed. The original used the loading to get the r2. I actually wrote a fix for this a month ago. I never sent it out because I was distracted by other issues. I'll send out the two patches I had now. Could yo test them? Thanks! -- Steve > > bl .ftrace_return_to_handler > nop > _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
