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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/vfork.S | 13 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 74344ba2f1..6f33fb4ba3 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2002-11-28 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> + + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/vfork.S: Don't trash the CPU's + branch prediction buffers by using unpaired call/ret. + 2002-11-27 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h (ASMFMT_2): Fix typo in diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/vfork.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/vfork.S index 79f3260efc..3315df7253 100644 --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/vfork.S +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/vfork.S @@ -29,22 +29,19 @@ ENTRY (__vfork) /* Pop the return PC value into RDI. We need a register that is preserved by the syscall and that we're allowed to destroy. */ - popq %rdi + popq %rdi /* Stuff the syscall number in RAX and enter into the kernel. */ movl $SYS_ify (vfork), %eax syscall - cmpl $-4095, %eax - jae .Lerror /* Branch forward if it failed. */ - - /* Jump to the return PC. */ - jmp *%rdi -.Lerror: /* Push back the return PC. */ pushq %rdi - jmp SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL + cmpl $-4095, %eax + jae SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL /* Branch forward if it failed. */ + + /* Normal return. */ .Lpseudo_end: ret |