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To allow calling of DAT-off code from kernel the stack needs to be switched to nodat_stack (or other stack mapped as 1:1). Before call_nodat() macro was introduced that was necessary to provide the very same memory address for STNSM and STOSM instructions. If the kernel would stay on a random stack (e.g. a virtually mapped one) then a virtual address provided for STNSM instruction could differ from the physical address needed for the corresponding STOSM instruction. After call_nodat() macro is introduced the kernel stack does not need to be mapped 1:1 anymore, since the macro stores the physical memory address of return PSW in a register before entering DAT-off mode. This way the return LPSWE instruction is able to pick the correct memory location and restore the DAT-on mode. That however might fail in case the 16-byte return PSW happened to cross page boundary: PSW mask and PSW address could end up in two separate non-contiguous physical pages. Align the return PSW on 16-byte boundary so it always fits into a single physical page. As result any stack (including the virtually mapped one) could be used for calling DAT-off code and prior switching to nodat_stack becomes unnecessary. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.