ARC: pt_regs update #1: Align pt_regs end with end of kernel stack page

vineetgarc · vineetgarc · commit 283237a04fd3 · 2013-06-22T19:23:21.000+05:30
Historically, pt_regs would end at offset of 1 word from end of stack
page.

        -----------------  -&gt; START of page (task-&gt;stack)
        |               |
        | thread_info   |
        -----------------
        |               |
   ^    ~               ~
   |    ~               ~
   |    |               |
   |    |               | &lt;---- pt_regs used to END here
        -----------------
        | 1 word GUTTER |
        ----------------- -&gt; End of page (START of kernel stack)

This required special "one-off" considerations in low level code.

The root cause is very likely assumption of "empty" SP by the original
ARC kernel hackers, despite ARC700 always been "full" SP.

So finally RIP one word gutter !

Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta &lt;vgupta@synopsys.com&gt;
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/entry.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/entry.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	ld  \out, [\tsk, TASK_THREAD_INFO]
 
 	/* Go to end of page where stack begins (grows upwards) */
-	add2 \out, \out, (THREAD_SIZE - 4)/4   /* one word GUTTER */
+	add2 \out, \out, (THREAD_SIZE)/4
 
 .endm
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct task_struct;
 unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *t);
 
 #define task_pt_regs(p) \
-	((struct pt_regs *)(THREAD_SIZE - 4 + (void *)task_stack_page(p)) - 1)
+	((struct pt_regs *)(THREAD_SIZE + (void *)task_stack_page(p)) - 1)
 
 /* Free all resources held by a thread. */
 #define release_thread(thread) do { } while (0)
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct callee_regs {
 	/* open-coded current_thread_info() */			\
 	register unsigned long sp asm ("sp");			\
 	unsigned long pg_start = (sp & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));	\
-	(struct pt_regs *)(pg_start + THREAD_SIZE - 4) - 1;	\
+	(struct pt_regs *)(pg_start + THREAD_SIZE) - 1;	\
 })
 
 static inline long regs_return_value(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
  * ~                ~
  * |    --to--      |   (scratch Regs of user mode)
  * |     r0         |
- * ------------------
- * |   UNUSED 1 word|
  * ------------------  <===== END of PAGE
  */
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
