[PATCH 14/25][V3] get rid of inline asm for load_cr3

From: Glauber de Oliveira Costa
Date: Wed Aug 15 2007 - 08:56:46 EST


Besides not elegant, it is now even forbidden, since it can
break paravirtualized guests. load_cr3 should call write_cr3()
instead.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/asm-x86_64/mmu_context.h | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/mmu_context.h b/include/asm-x86_64/mmu_context.h
index c8cdc1e..9592698 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/mmu_context.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/mmu_context.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static inline void enter_lazy_tlb(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *tsk)

static inline void load_cr3(pgd_t *pgd)
{
- asm volatile("movq %0,%%cr3" :: "r" (__pa(pgd)) : "memory");
+ write_cr3(__pa(pgd));
}

static inline void switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next,
--
1.4.4.2

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