From: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:53:47 +0000 (-0700) Subject: [PATCH] i386: use C code for current_thread_info() X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c723e084606ca1c81e91b80b2c0c44bde7bbc4df;p=linux-beck.git [PATCH] i386: use C code for current_thread_info() Using C code for current_thread_info() lets the compiler optimize it. With gcc 4.0.2, kernel is smaller: text data bss dec hex filename 3645212 555556 312024 4512792 44dc18 2.6.17-rc6-nb-post/vmlinux 3647276 555556 312024 4514856 44e428 2.6.17-rc6-nb/vmlinux ------- -2064 Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- diff --git a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h b/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h index fdbc7f422ea5..ff1e2b1a7c84 100644 --- a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h +++ b/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h @@ -83,17 +83,15 @@ struct thread_info { #define init_stack (init_thread_union.stack) +/* how to get the current stack pointer from C */ +register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm("esp") __attribute_used__; + /* how to get the thread information struct from C */ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void) { - struct thread_info *ti; - __asm__("andl %%esp,%0; ":"=r" (ti) : "0" (~(THREAD_SIZE - 1))); - return ti; + return (struct thread_info *)(current_stack_pointer & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)); } -/* how to get the current stack pointer from C */ -register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm("esp") __attribute_used__; - /* thread information allocation */ #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE #define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \