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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index f22965ea1cf..bf615e212c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -240,27 +240,35 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
unsigned long tls = p->thread.tp_value;
- *childregs = *regs;
- childregs->regs[0] = 0;
+ memset(&p->thread.cpu_context, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_context));
- if (is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(p)))
- childregs->compat_sp = stack_start;
- else {
+ if (likely(regs)) {
+ *childregs = *regs;
+ childregs->regs[0] = 0;
+ if (is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(p))) {
+ childregs->compat_sp = stack_start;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Read the current TLS pointer from tpidr_el0 as it may be
+ * out-of-sync with the saved value.
+ */
+ asm("mrs %0, tpidr_el0" : "=r" (tls));
+ childregs->sp = stack_start;
+ }
/*
- * Read the current TLS pointer from tpidr_el0 as it may be
- * out-of-sync with the saved value.
+ * If a TLS pointer was passed to clone (4th argument), use it
+ * for the new thread.
*/
- asm("mrs %0, tpidr_el0" : "=r" (tls));
- childregs->sp = stack_start;
+ if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS)
+ tls = regs->regs[3];
+ } else {
+ memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
+ childregs->pstate = PSR_MODE_EL1h;
+ p->thread.cpu_context.x19 = stack_start;
+ p->thread.cpu_context.x20 = stk_sz;
}
-
- memset(&p->thread.cpu_context, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_context));
- p->thread.cpu_context.sp = (unsigned long)childregs;
p->thread.cpu_context.pc = (unsigned long)ret_from_fork;
-
- /* If a TLS pointer was passed to clone, use that for the new thread. */
- if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS)
- tls = regs->regs[3];
+ p->thread.cpu_context.sp = (unsigned long)childregs;
p->thread.tp_value = tls;
ptrace_hw_copy_thread(p);
@@ -327,43 +335,6 @@ int dump_fpu (struct pt_regs *regs, struct user_fp *fp)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
-/*
- * Shuffle the argument into the correct register before calling the
- * thread function. x1 is the thread argument, x2 is the pointer to
- * the thread function, and x3 points to the exit function.
- */
-extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
-asm( ".section .text\n"
-" .align\n"
-" .type kernel_thread_helper, #function\n"
-"kernel_thread_helper:\n"
-" mov x0, x1\n"
-" mov x30, x3\n"
-" br x2\n"
-" .size kernel_thread_helper, . - kernel_thread_helper\n"
-" .previous");
-
-#define kernel_thread_exit do_exit
-
-/*
- * Create a kernel thread.
- */
-pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
-{
- struct pt_regs regs;
-
- memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
-
- regs.regs[1] = (unsigned long)arg;
- regs.regs[2] = (unsigned long)fn;
- regs.regs[3] = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_exit;
- regs.pc = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_helper;
- regs.pstate = PSR_MODE_EL1h;
-
- return do_fork(flags|CLONE_VM|CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
-
unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
{
struct stackframe frame;