Let GCC know that only the low 16 bits of load_gs_index() argument
actually matter. It might allow it to create slightly better
code. However, do not propagate this into the prototypes of functions
that end up being paravirtualized, to avoid unnecessary changes.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230112072032.35626-4-xin3.li@intel.com
/*
* Reload gs selector with exception handling
- * edi: new selector
+ * di: new selector
*
* Is in entry.text as it shouldn't be instrumented.
*/
asm volatile("wbinvd": : :"memory");
}
-extern asmlinkage void asm_load_gs_index(unsigned int selector);
+extern asmlinkage void asm_load_gs_index(u16 selector);
static inline void native_load_gs_index(unsigned int selector)
{