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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c
index 9f6d741..06ae9ff 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c
@@ -26,33 +26,6 @@
#include <linux/slab.h>
/*
- * Kernel thread creation. The desired kernel function is "wrapped"
- * in the kernel_thread_helper function, which does cleanup
- * afterwards.
- */
-static void __noreturn kernel_thread_helper(void *arg, int (*fn)(void *))
-{
- do_exit(fn(arg));
-}
-
-int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
-{
- struct pt_regs regs;
-
- memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
- /*
- * Yes, we're exploting illicit knowledge of the ABI here.
- */
- regs.r00 = (unsigned long) arg;
- regs.r01 = (unsigned long) fn;
- pt_set_elr(&regs, (unsigned long)kernel_thread_helper);
- pt_set_kmode(&regs);
-
- return do_fork(flags|CLONE_VM|CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
-
-/*
* Program thread launch. Often defined as a macro in processor.h,
* but we're shooting for a small footprint and it's not an inner-loop
* performance-critical operation.
@@ -114,8 +87,7 @@ unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *tsk)
* Copy architecture-specific thread state
*/
int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
- unsigned long unused, struct task_struct *p,
- struct pt_regs *regs)
+ unsigned long arg, struct task_struct *p)
{
struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
struct hexagon_switch_stack *ss;
@@ -125,61 +97,51 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
childregs = (struct pt_regs *) (((unsigned long) ti + THREAD_SIZE) -
sizeof(*childregs));
- memcpy(childregs, regs, sizeof(*childregs));
ti->regs = childregs;
/*
* Establish kernel stack pointer and initial PC for new thread
+ * Note that unlike the usual situation, we do not copy the
+ * parent's callee-saved here; those are in pt_regs and whatever
+ * we leave here will be overridden on return to userland.
*/
ss = (struct hexagon_switch_stack *) ((unsigned long) childregs -
sizeof(*ss));
ss->lr = (unsigned long)ret_from_fork;
p->thread.switch_sp = ss;
+ if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+ memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
+ /* r24 <- fn, r25 <- arg */
+ ss->r2524 = usp | ((u64)arg << 32);
+ pt_set_kmode(childregs);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ memcpy(childregs, current_pt_regs(), sizeof(*childregs));
+ ss->r2524 = 0;
- /* If User mode thread, set pt_reg stack pointer as per parameter */
- if (user_mode(childregs)) {
+ if (usp)
pt_set_rte_sp(childregs, usp);
- /* Child sees zero return value */
- childregs->r00 = 0;
-
- /*
- * The clone syscall has the C signature:
- * int [r0] clone(int flags [r0],
- * void *child_frame [r1],
- * void *parent_tid [r2],
- * void *child_tid [r3],
- * void *thread_control_block [r4]);
- * ugp is used to provide TLS support.
- */
- if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS)
- childregs->ugp = childregs->r04;
-
- /*
- * Parent sees new pid -- not necessary, not even possible at
- * this point in the fork process
- * Might also want to set things like ti->addr_limit
- */
- } else {
- /*
- * If kernel thread, resume stack is kernel stack base.
- * Note that this is pointer arithmetic on pt_regs *
- */
- pt_set_rte_sp(childregs, (unsigned long)(childregs + 1));
- /*
- * We need the current thread_info fast path pointer
- * set up in pt_regs. The register to be used is
- * parametric for assembler code, but the mechanism
- * doesn't drop neatly into C. Needs to be fixed.
- */
- childregs->THREADINFO_REG = (unsigned long) ti;
- }
+ /* Child sees zero return value */
+ childregs->r00 = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * The clone syscall has the C signature:
+ * int [r0] clone(int flags [r0],
+ * void *child_frame [r1],
+ * void *parent_tid [r2],
+ * void *child_tid [r3],
+ * void *thread_control_block [r4]);
+ * ugp is used to provide TLS support.
+ */
+ if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS)
+ childregs->ugp = childregs->r04;
/*
- * thread_info pointer is pulled out of task_struct "stack"
- * field on switch_to.
+ * Parent sees new pid -- not necessary, not even possible at
+ * this point in the fork process
+ * Might also want to set things like ti->addr_limit
*/
- p->stack = (void *)ti;
return 0;
}
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