arch/x86/lib/cmpxchg8b_emu.S

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/arch/x86/lib/cmpxchg8b_emu.S

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
arch/x86/lib/cmpxchg8b_emu.S
Extension
.S
Size
1517 bytes
Lines
98
Domain
Architecture Layer
Bucket
arch/x86
Inferred role
Architecture Layer: exported/initcall integration point
Status
integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

CPU and platform-specific kernel glue: boot entry, traps, syscall entry, interrupts, page tables, context switch, and low-level barriers.

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Annotated Snippet

#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/linkage.h>
#include <asm/percpu.h>
#include <asm/processor-flags.h>

.text

#ifndef CONFIG_X86_CX8

/*
 * Emulate 'cmpxchg8b (%esi)' on UP
 *
 * Inputs:
 * %esi : memory location to compare
 * %eax : low 32 bits of old value
 * %edx : high 32 bits of old value
 * %ebx : low 32 bits of new value
 * %ecx : high 32 bits of new value
 */
SYM_FUNC_START(cmpxchg8b_emu)

	pushfl
	cli

	cmpl	(%esi), %eax
	jne	.Lnot_same
	cmpl	4(%esi), %edx
	jne	.Lnot_same

	movl	%ebx, (%esi)
	movl	%ecx, 4(%esi)

	orl	$X86_EFLAGS_ZF, (%esp)

	popfl
	RET

.Lnot_same:
	movl	(%esi), %eax
	movl	4(%esi), %edx

	andl	$(~X86_EFLAGS_ZF), (%esp)

	popfl
	RET

SYM_FUNC_END(cmpxchg8b_emu)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmpxchg8b_emu)

#endif

#ifndef CONFIG_UML

/*
 * Emulate 'cmpxchg8b %fs:(%rsi)'
 *
 * Inputs:
 * %esi : memory location to compare
 * %eax : low 32 bits of old value
 * %edx : high 32 bits of old value
 * %ebx : low 32 bits of new value
 * %ecx : high 32 bits of new value
 *
 * Notably this is not LOCK prefixed and is not safe against NMIs
 */
SYM_FUNC_START(this_cpu_cmpxchg8b_emu)

	pushfl
	cli

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