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| -rw-r--r-- | include/asm-x86/linkage.h | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/linkage.h | 13 |
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/linkage.h b/include/asm-x86/linkage.h index d605eeba0f7..c048353f4b8 100644 --- a/include/asm-x86/linkage.h +++ b/include/asm-x86/linkage.h @@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ */ #define asmregparm __attribute__((regparm(3))) +/* + * Make sure the compiler doesn't do anything stupid with the + * arguments on the stack - they are owned by the *caller*, not + * the callee. This just fools gcc into not spilling into them, + * and keeps it from doing tailcall recursion and/or using the + * stack slots for temporaries, since they are live and "used" + * all the way to the end of the function. + * + * NOTE! On x86-64, all the arguments are in registers, so this + * only matters on a 32-bit kernel. + */ #define asmlinkage_protect(n, ret, args...) \ __asmlinkage_protect##n(ret, ##args) #define __asmlinkage_protect_n(ret, args...) \ diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h index fe2a39c489b..b163c5c40db 100644 --- a/include/linux/linkage.h +++ b/include/linux/linkage.h @@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ # define asmregparm #endif +/* + * This is used by architectures to keep arguments on the stack + * untouched by the compiler by keeping them live until the end. + * The argument stack may be owned by the assembly-language + * caller, not the callee, and gcc doesn't always understand + * that. + * + * We have the return value, and a maximum of six arguments. + * + * This should always be followed by a "return ret" for the + * protection to work (ie no more work that the compiler might + * end up needing stack temporaries for). + */ #ifndef asmlinkage_protect # define asmlinkage_protect(n, ret, args...) do { } while (0) #endif |