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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 50 |
1 files changed, 35 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c index 75c2d10..0650e18 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c @@ -1086,25 +1086,45 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long start, unsigned long sp) regs->msr = MSR_USER; #else if (!is_32bit_task()) { - unsigned long entry, toc; + unsigned long entry; - /* start is a relocated pointer to the function descriptor for - * the elf _start routine. The first entry in the function - * descriptor is the entry address of _start and the second - * entry is the TOC value we need to use. - */ - __get_user(entry, (unsigned long __user *)start); - __get_user(toc, (unsigned long __user *)start+1); + if (is_elf2_task()) { + /* Look ma, no function descriptors! */ + entry = start; - /* Check whether the e_entry function descriptor entries - * need to be relocated before we can use them. - */ - if (load_addr != 0) { - entry += load_addr; - toc += load_addr; + /* + * Ulrich says: + * The latest iteration of the ABI requires that when + * calling a function (at its global entry point), + * the caller must ensure r12 holds the entry point + * address (so that the function can quickly + * establish addressability). + */ + regs->gpr[12] = start; + /* Make sure that's restored on entry to userspace. */ + set_thread_flag(TIF_RESTOREALL); + } else { + unsigned long toc; + + /* start is a relocated pointer to the function + * descriptor for the elf _start routine. The first + * entry in the function descriptor is the entry + * address of _start and the second entry is the TOC + * value we need to use. + */ + __get_user(entry, (unsigned long __user *)start); + __get_user(toc, (unsigned long __user *)start+1); + + /* Check whether the e_entry function descriptor entries + * need to be relocated before we can use them. + */ + if (load_addr != 0) { + entry += load_addr; + toc += load_addr; + } + regs->gpr[2] = toc; } regs->nip = entry; - regs->gpr[2] = toc; regs->msr = MSR_USER64; } else { regs->nip = start; |
