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-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S29
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
index f45987037bf..e340fa1db20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
@@ -91,6 +91,30 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_fork)
b ret_slow_syscall
ENDPROC(ret_from_fork)
+ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_thread)
+ UNWIND(.fnstart)
+ UNWIND(.cantunwind)
+ bl schedule_tail
+ mov r0, r4
+ adr lr, BSYM(1f) @ kernel threads should not exit
+ mov pc, r5
+1: bl do_exit
+ nop
+ UNWIND(.fnend)
+ENDPROC(ret_from_kernel_thread)
+
+/*
+ * turn a kernel thread into userland process
+ * use: ret_from_kernel_execve(struct pt_regs *normal)
+ */
+ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_execve)
+ mov why, #0 @ not a syscall
+ str why, [r0, #S_R0] @ ... and we want 0 in ->ARM_r0 as well
+ get_thread_info tsk @ thread structure
+ mov sp, r0 @ stack pointer just under pt_regs
+ b ret_slow_syscall
+ENDPROC(ret_from_kernel_execve)
+
.equ NR_syscalls,0
#define CALL(x) .equ NR_syscalls,NR_syscalls+1
#include "calls.S"
@@ -517,11 +541,6 @@ sys_vfork_wrapper:
b sys_vfork
ENDPROC(sys_vfork_wrapper)
-sys_execve_wrapper:
- add r3, sp, #S_OFF
- b sys_execve
-ENDPROC(sys_execve_wrapper)
-
sys_clone_wrapper:
add ip, sp, #S_OFF
str ip, [sp, #4]