x86/boot: Use 32-bit XOR to clear registers
authorUros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:38:59 +0000 (11:38 +0100)
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 11:47:37 +0000 (12:47 +0100)
commit721f791ce1cddfa5f2bf524ac14741bfa0f72697
treed3e38ba1c8505147a4fbf5c1c3202a26ea486908
parent891f8890a4a3663da7056542757022870b499bc1
x86/boot: Use 32-bit XOR to clear registers

x86_64 zero extends 32-bit operations, so for 64-bit operands,
XORL r32,r32 is functionally equal to XORQ r64,r64, but avoids
a REX prefix byte when legacy registers are used.

Slightly smaller code generated, no change in functionality.

Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240124103859.611372-1-ubizjak@gmail.com
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
arch/x86/kernel/sev_verify_cbit.S