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x86, 32-bit: Use same regs as 64-bit for kernel_thread_helper

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The arg should be in %eax, but that is clobbered by the return value
of clone.  The function pointer can be in any register.  Also, don't
push args onto the stack, since regparm(3) is the normal calling
convention now.

Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
LKML-Reference: <1260380084-3707-4-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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Brian Gerst
2009-12-09 12:34:42 -05:00
committed by H. Peter Anvin
parent fa4b8f8438
commit e840227c14
2 changed files with 6 additions and 10 deletions
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arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
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@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
}
/*
* This gets run with %bx containing the
* function to call, and %dx containing
* This gets run with %si containing the
* function to call, and %di containing
* the "args".
*/
extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
regs.bx = (unsigned long) fn;
regs.dx = (unsigned long) arg;
regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;
regs.ds = __USER_DS;
regs.es = __USER_DS;