The __replay_interrupt code is branched to with bl, but the caller is
returned to directly with rfid from the interrupt.
Instead return to a return stub that returns to the caller with blr,
which should do better with the return predictor.
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npig...@gmail.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index a04ee0d7f88e..d55201625ea3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__replay_interrupt)
* we don't give a damn about, so we don't bother storing them.
*/
mfmsr r12
- mflr r11
+ LOAD_REG_ADDR(r11, __replay_interrupt_return)
mfcr r9
ori r12,r12,MSR_EE
cmpwi r3,0x900
@@ -1604,4 +1604,5 @@ FTR_SECTION_ELSE
cmpwi r3,0xa00
beq doorbell_super_common_msgclr
ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE)
+__replay_interrupt_return:
blr
--
2.11.0
