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 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S index 9cc34547c3b6..52ad0789fa89 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S @@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ _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 @@ -1664,6 +1664,7 @@ FTR_SECTION_ELSE cmpwi r3,0xa00 beq doorbell_super_common_msgclr ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE) +__replay_interrupt_return: blr /* @@ -1673,7 +1674,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE) _GLOBAL(__replay_wakeup_interrupt) extrdi r3,r3,42,4 /* Get SRR1 wake reason in low bits */ mfmsr r12 - mflr r11 + LOAD_REG_ADDR(r11, __replay_wakeup_interrupt_return) mfcr r9 ori r12,r12,MSR_EE cmpwi r3,0x6 @@ -1692,4 +1693,5 @@ FTR_SECTION_ELSE beq doorbell_super_common_msgclr ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE) mtmsrd r12,1 +__replay_wakeup_interrupt_return: blr -- 2.11.0