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current_stack_pointer(), which was called __get_SP(), used to just
return the value in r1.
But that caused problems in some cases, so it was turned into a
function in commit bfe9a2cfe9 ("powerpc: Reimplement __get_SP() as a
function not a define").
Because it's a function in a separate compilation unit to all its
callers, it has the effect of causing a stack frame to be created, and
then returns the address of that frame. This is good in some cases
like those described in the above commit, but in other cases it's
overkill, we just need to know what stack page we're on.
On some other arches current_stack_pointer is just a register global
giving the stack pointer, and we'd like to do that too. So rename our
current_stack_pointer() to current_stack_frame() to make that
possible.
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200220115141.2707-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.