[v2] powerpc/64: Fix flush_(d|i)cache_range() called from modules

Michael Ellerman patch-notifications at ellerman.id.au
Thu Apr 6 23:09:05 AEST 2017


On Wed, 2017-04-05 at 11:49:09 UTC, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> From: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall at gmail.com>
> 
> When the kernel is compiled to use 64bit ABIv2 the _GLOBAL() macro does
> not include a global entry point. A function's global entry point is
> used when the function is called from a different TOC context and in the
> kernel this typically means a call from a module into the vmlinux (or
> vice-versa).
> 
> There are a few exported asm functions declared with _GLOBAL() and
> calling them from a module will likely crash the kernel since any TOC
> relative load will yield garbage.
> 
> flush_icache_range() and flush_dcache_range() are both exported to
> modules, and use the TOC, so must use _GLOBAL_TOC().
> 
> Fixes: 721aeaa9fdf3 ("powerpc: Build little endian ppc64 kernel with ABIv2")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org # v3.16+
> Signed-off-by: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall at gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>

Applied to powerpc fixes.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/8f5f525d5b83f7d76a6baf9c4e94d4

cheers


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