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powerpc: differentiate kthread from user kernel thread start
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Kernel created user threads start similarly to kernel threads in that
they call a kernel function after first returning from _switch, so
they share ret_from_kernel_thread for this. Kernel threads never return
from that function though, whereas user threads often do (although some
don't, e.g., IO threads).

Split these startup functions in two, and catch kernel threads that
improperly return from their function. This is intended to make the
complicated code a little bit easier to understand.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://msgid.link/20230325122904.2375060-7-npiggin@gmail.com
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Nicholas Piggin authored and Michael Ellerman committed Apr 11, 2023
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20 changes: 18 additions & 2 deletions arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
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Expand Up @@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ ret_from_fork:
li r3,0 /* fork() return value */
b ret_from_syscall

.globl ret_from_kernel_thread
ret_from_kernel_thread:
.globl ret_from_kernel_user_thread
ret_from_kernel_user_thread:
bl schedule_tail
mtctr r14
mr r3,r15
Expand All @@ -196,6 +196,22 @@ ret_from_kernel_thread:
li r3,0
b ret_from_syscall

.globl start_kernel_thread
start_kernel_thread:
bl schedule_tail
mtctr r14
mr r3,r15
PPC440EP_ERR42
bctrl
/*
* This must not return. We actually want to BUG here, not WARN,
* because BUG will exit the process which is what the kernel thread
* should have done, which may give some hope of continuing.
*/
100: trap
EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 100b,__FILE__,__LINE__,0


/*
* This routine switches between two different tasks. The process
* state of one is saved on its kernel stack. Then the state
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18 changes: 17 additions & 1 deletion arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
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Expand Up @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_fork)
li r3,0 /* fork() return value */
b .Lsyscall_exit

_GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_thread)
_GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_user_thread)
bl schedule_tail
mtctr r14
mr r3,r15
Expand All @@ -749,3 +749,19 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_thread)
bctrl
li r3,0
b .Lsyscall_exit

_GLOBAL(start_kernel_thread)
bl schedule_tail
mtctr r14
mr r3,r15
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64_ELF_ABI_V2
mr r12,r14
#endif
bctrl
/*
* This must not return. We actually want to BUG here, not WARN,
* because BUG will exit the process which is what the kernel thread
* should have done, which may give some hope of continuing.
*/
100: trap
EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 100b,__FILE__,__LINE__,0
7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
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Expand Up @@ -1741,7 +1741,8 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
struct pt_regs *kregs; /* Switch frame regs */
extern void ret_from_fork(void);
extern void ret_from_fork_scv(void);
extern void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
extern void ret_from_kernel_user_thread(void);
extern void start_kernel_thread(void);
void (*f)(void);
unsigned long sp = (unsigned long)task_stack_page(p) + THREAD_SIZE;
struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
Expand All @@ -1758,7 +1759,7 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
sp -= STACK_FRAME_MIN_SIZE;
((unsigned long *)sp)[0] = 0;

f = ret_from_kernel_thread;
f = start_kernel_thread;
p->thread.regs = NULL; /* no user register state */
clear_tsk_compat_task(p);
} else {
Expand All @@ -1784,7 +1785,7 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
childregs->softe = IRQS_ENABLED;
#endif
ti->flags |= _TIF_RESTOREALL;
f = ret_from_kernel_thread;
f = ret_from_kernel_user_thread;
} else {
struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
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