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[PATCH 3/5] x86/pvh: Omit needless clearing of phys_base



From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>

Since commit

  d9ec1158056b ("x86/boot/64: Use RIP_REL_REF() to assign 'phys_base'")

phys_base is assigned directly rather than added to, so it is no longer
necessary to clear it after use.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
index f09e0fb832e4..592747f2d731 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
@@ -179,13 +179,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(pvh_start_xen)
        ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
        call *%rax
 
-       /*
-        * Clear phys_base.  __startup_64 will *add* to its value,
-        * so reset to 0.
-        */
-       xor  %rbx, %rbx
-       movq %rbx, phys_base(%rip)
-
        /* startup_64 expects boot_params in %rsi. */
        lea pvh_bootparams(%rip), %rsi
        jmp startup_64
-- 
2.46.0.792.g87dc391469-goog




 


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