From: Andi Kleen Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:52:29 +0000 (+0200) Subject: [PATCH] Add some comments to entry.S X-Git-Tag: v2.6.19-rc1~1077^2~176 X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2e91a17b35116885373e04af142b1d08cf1b47bf;p=linux-2.6 [PATCH] Add some comments to entry.S And remove some old obsolete ones. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen --- diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S index a0cf36ba7c..a04fc4108f 100644 --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S +++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S @@ -22,9 +22,21 @@ * at the top of the kernel process stack. * - partial stack frame: partially saved registers upto R11. * - full stack frame: Like partial stack frame, but all register saved. - * - * TODO: - * - schedule it carefully for the final hardware. + * + * Some macro usage: + * - CFI macros are used to generate dwarf2 unwind information for better + * backtraces. They don't change any code. + * - SAVE_ALL/RESTORE_ALL - Save/restore all registers + * - SAVE_ARGS/RESTORE_ARGS - Save/restore registers that C functions modify. + * There are unfortunately lots of special cases where some registers + * not touched. The macro is a big mess that should be cleaned up. + * - SAVE_REST/RESTORE_REST - Handle the registers not saved by SAVE_ARGS. + * Gives a full stack frame. + * - ENTRY/END Define functions in the symbol table. + * - FIXUP_TOP_OF_STACK/RESTORE_TOP_OF_STACK - Fix up the hardware stack + * frame that is otherwise undefined after a SYSCALL + * - TRACE_IRQ_* - Trace hard interrupt state for lock debugging. + * - errorentry/paranoidentry/zeroentry - Define exception entry points. */ #include