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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
index 18453067..90bfc1d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
@@ -1833,50 +1833,6 @@ ENTRY(system_call)
/*
- * Create a kernel thread
- *
- * int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
- * a2 a2 a3 a4
- */
-
-ENTRY(kernel_thread)
- entry a1, 16
-
- mov a5, a2 # preserve fn over syscall
- mov a7, a3 # preserve args over syscall
-
- movi a3, _CLONE_VM | _CLONE_UNTRACED
- movi a2, __NR_clone
- or a6, a4, a3 # arg0: flags
- mov a3, a1 # arg1: sp
- syscall
-
- beq a3, a1, 1f # branch if parent
- mov a6, a7 # args
- callx4 a5 # fn(args)
-
- movi a2, __NR_exit
- syscall # return value of fn(args) still in a6
-
-1: retw
-
-/*
- * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve, so we end up
- * with proper pt_regs.
- *
- * int kernel_execve(const char *fname, char *const argv[], charg *const envp[])
- * a2 a2 a3 a4
- */
-
-ENTRY(kernel_execve)
- entry a1, 16
- mov a6, a2 # arg0 is in a6
- movi a2, __NR_execve
- syscall
-
- retw
-
-/*
* Task switch.
*
* struct task* _switch_to (struct task* prev, struct task* next)
@@ -1958,3 +1914,16 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_fork)
j common_exception_return
+/*
+ * Kernel thread creation helper
+ * On entry, set up by copy_thread: a2 = thread_fn, a3 = thread_fn arg
+ * left from _switch_to: a6 = prev
+ */
+ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_thread)
+
+ call4 schedule_tail
+ mov a6, a3
+ callx4 a2
+ j common_exception_return
+
+ENDPROC(ret_from_kernel_thread)