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s390: clarify compressed image code path 

The way the decompressor is hooked into the start-up code is rather
subtle, with a mix of multiply-defined symbols and hardcoded address
literals. Add some comments at the junction points to clarify how it
works.

Signed-off-by: Sascha Silbe <silbe@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
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Sascha Silbe 2016-07-04 17:16:47 +02:00 committed by Martin Schwidefsky
parent 29b4817d40
commit bf47dc572a
2 changed files with 11 additions and 4 deletions
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arch/s390/boot/compressed/head.S
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@ -21,16 +21,21 @@ ENTRY(startup_continue)
lg %r15,.Lstack-.LPG1(%r13)
aghi %r15,-160
brasl %r14,decompress_kernel
# setup registers for memory mover & branch to target
# Set up registers for memory mover. We move the decompressed image to
# 0x11000, starting at offset 0x11000 in the decompressed image so
# that code living at 0x11000 in the image will end up at 0x11000 in
# memory.
lgr %r4,%r2
lg %r2,.Loffset-.LPG1(%r13)
la %r4,0(%r2,%r4)
lg %r3,.Lmvsize-.LPG1(%r13)
lgr %r5,%r3
# move the memory mover someplace safe
# Move the memory mover someplace safe so it doesn't overwrite itself.
la %r1,0x200
mvc 0(mover_end-mover,%r1),mover-.LPG1(%r13)
# decompress image is started at 0x11000
# When the memory mover is done we pass control to
# arch/s390/kernel/head64.S:startup_continue which lives at 0x11000 in
# the decompressed image.
lgr %r6,%r2
br %r1
mover:

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arch/s390/kernel/head.S
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@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ ENTRY(startup_kdump)
l %r15,.Lstack-.LPG0(%r13)
ahi %r15,-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
brasl %r14,verify_facilities
/* Continue with startup code in head64.S */
# For uncompressed images, continue in
# arch/s390/kernel/head64.S. For compressed images, continue in
# arch/s390/boot/compressed/head.S.
jg startup_continue
.Lstack: