Re: [PATCH] x86/calling.h: remove unused SAVE_ALL/RESTORE_ALL macro for !CONFIG_x86_64

From: Jan Beulich
Date: Mon Aug 24 2015 - 07:09:29 EST


>>> On 21.08.15 at 21:12, <kuleshovmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> SAVE_ALL and RESTORE_ALL macros for !CONFIG_X86_64 were introduced in the
> 1a338ac32 commit (sched, x86: Optimize the preempt_schedule() call) and
> were used in the ___preempt_schedule and ___preempt_schedule_context from
> the arch/x86/kernel/preempt.S. But the arch/x86/kernel/preempt.S was
> removed in the 0ad6e3c5 commit (x86: Speed up ___preempt_schedule*() by
> using THUNK helpers) and ___preempt_schedule/___preempt_schedule_context
> are reimplemeted and not used SAVE_ALL/RESTORE_ALL anymore.
>
> These macros have no users anymore, so we can remove it.

As far as the description goes this is fine, but ...

> --- a/arch/x86/entry/calling.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/calling.h
> @@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ For 32-bit we have the following conventions - kernel is built with
>
> */
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64

... why do you remove this conditional, thus exposing x86-64-only
definitions to ix86 code?

Jan

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