[patch 12/16] system call optimization.

[Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>]

From: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>

After the in-kernel system call has been remove the system call path
can be optimized. The problem state bit of the old psw is always set
between system_call and sysc_do_svc. SAVE_ALL_SVC uses this information
to avoid two instructions.

Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
---

 arch/s390/kernel/entry.S   |    7 ++++++-
 arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S |    7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: quilt-2.6/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
===================================================================
--- quilt-2.6.orig/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
+++ quilt-2.6/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ _TIF_WORK_INT = (_TIF_SIGPENDING | _TIF_
 	larl	%r13,system_call
 	.endm
 
+	.macro	SAVE_ALL_SVC psworg,savearea
+	la	%r12,\psworg
+	lg	%r15,__LC_KERNEL_STACK	# problem state -> load ksp
+	.endm
+
 	.macro	SAVE_ALL_SYNC psworg,savearea
 	la	%r12,\psworg
 	tm	\psworg+1,0x01		# test problem state bit
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ system_call:
 	STORE_TIMER __LC_SYNC_ENTER_TIMER
 sysc_saveall:
 	SAVE_ALL_BASE __LC_SAVE_AREA
-	SAVE_ALL_SYNC __LC_SVC_OLD_PSW,__LC_SAVE_AREA
+	SAVE_ALL_SVC __LC_SVC_OLD_PSW,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	CREATE_STACK_FRAME __LC_SVC_OLD_PSW,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	llgh	%r7,__LC_SVC_INT_CODE	# get svc number from lowcore
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
Index: quilt-2.6/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
===================================================================
--- quilt-2.6.orig/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
+++ quilt-2.6/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ STACK_SIZE  = 1 << STACK_SHIFT
 	l	%r13,__LC_SVC_NEW_PSW+4	# load &system_call to %r13
 	.endm
 
+	.macro	SAVE_ALL_SVC psworg,savearea
+	la	%r12,\psworg
+	l	%r15,__LC_KERNEL_STACK	# problem state -> load ksp
+	.endm
+
 	.macro	SAVE_ALL_SYNC psworg,savearea
 	la	%r12,\psworg
 	tm	\psworg+1,0x01		# test problem state bit
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ system_call:
 	STORE_TIMER __LC_SYNC_ENTER_TIMER
 sysc_saveall:
 	SAVE_ALL_BASE __LC_SAVE_AREA
-	SAVE_ALL_SYNC __LC_SVC_OLD_PSW,__LC_SAVE_AREA
+	SAVE_ALL_SVC __LC_SVC_OLD_PSW,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	CREATE_STACK_FRAME __LC_SVC_OLD_PSW,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	lh	%r7,0x8a	  # get svc number from lowcore
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING

-- 
blue skies,
   Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.

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