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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/process.c35
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c36
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c36
3 files changed, 35 insertions, 72 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index f3c1a6b3a65..8705ccedd44 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -243,6 +243,41 @@ sys_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, regs, 0, parent_tid, child_tid);
}
+/*
+ * This gets run with %si containing the
+ * function to call, and %di containing
+ * the "args".
+ */
+extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
+
+/*
+ * Create a kernel thread
+ */
+int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
+{
+ struct pt_regs regs;
+
+ memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
+
+ regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
+ regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+ regs.ds = __USER_DS;
+ regs.es = __USER_DS;
+ regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
+ regs.gs = __KERNEL_STACK_CANARY;
+#endif
+
+ regs.orig_ax = -1;
+ regs.ip = (unsigned long) kernel_thread_helper;
+ regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
+ regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | 0x2;
+
+ /* Ok, create the new process.. */
+ return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
/*
* sys_execve() executes a new program.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index f2e8b05a4f0..ccf234266a2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -192,42 +192,6 @@ void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
show_trace(NULL, regs, &regs->sp, regs->bp);
}
-/*
- * This gets run with %si containing the
- * function to call, and %di containing
- * the "args".
- */
-extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
-
-/*
- * Create a kernel thread
- */
-int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
-{
- struct pt_regs regs;
-
- memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
-
- regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
- regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
- regs.ds = __USER_DS;
- regs.es = __USER_DS;
- regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
- regs.gs = __KERNEL_STACK_CANARY;
-#endif
-
- regs.orig_ax = -1;
- regs.ip = (unsigned long) kernel_thread_helper;
- regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
- regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | 0x2;
-
- /* Ok, create the new process.. */
- return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
-
void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
{
BUG_ON(dead_task->mm);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index d49a9094f6f..1a362c5bec3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -229,42 +229,6 @@ void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
show_trace(NULL, regs, (void *)(regs + 1), regs->bp);
}
-/*
- * This gets run with %si containing the
- * function to call, and %di containing
- * the "args".
- */
-extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
-
-/*
- * Create a kernel thread
- */
-int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
-{
- struct pt_regs regs;
-
- memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
-
- regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
- regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
- regs.ds = __USER_DS;
- regs.es = __USER_DS;
- regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
- regs.gs = __KERNEL_STACK_CANARY;
-#endif
-
- regs.orig_ax = -1;
- regs.ip = (unsigned long) kernel_thread_helper;
- regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
- regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | 0x2;
-
- /* Ok, create the new process.. */
- return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
-
void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
{
if (dead_task->mm) {