[PATCH] x86_64: Align and pad x86_64 GDT on page boundary
This patch is on the same lines as Zachary Amsden's i386 GDT page alignemnt
patch in -mm, but for x86_64.
Patch to align and pad x86_64 GDT on page boundries.
[AK: some minor cleanups and fixed incorrect TLS initialization
in CPU init.]
Signed-off-by: Nippun Goel <nippung@calsoftinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Ravikiran Thirumalai <kiran@scalex86.org>
Signed-off-by: Shai Fultheim <shai@scalex86.org>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
index 39e728c..972f5d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
@@ -213,16 +213,14 @@
* Initialize the per-CPU GDT with the boot GDT,
* and set up the GDT descriptor:
*/
- if (cpu) {
- memcpy(cpu_gdt_table[cpu], cpu_gdt_table[0], GDT_SIZE);
- }
+ if (cpu)
+ memcpy(cpu_gdt(cpu), cpu_gdt_table, GDT_SIZE);
cpu_gdt_descr[cpu].size = GDT_SIZE;
- cpu_gdt_descr[cpu].address = (unsigned long)cpu_gdt_table[cpu];
asm volatile("lgdt %0" :: "m" (cpu_gdt_descr[cpu]));
asm volatile("lidt %0" :: "m" (idt_descr));
- memcpy(me->thread.tls_array, cpu_gdt_table[cpu], GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES * 8);
+ memset(me->thread.tls_array, 0, GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES * 8);
syscall_init();
wrmsrl(MSR_FS_BASE, 0);