powerpc/64s: syscall real mode entry use mtmsrd rather than rfid
Have the real mode system call entry handler branch to the kernel 0xc000... address and then use mtmsrd to enable the MMU, rather than use SRRs and rfid. Commit 8729c26e ("powerpc/64s/exception: Move real to virt switch into the common handler") implemented this style of real mode entry for other interrupt handlers, so this brings system calls into line with them, which is the main motivcation for the change. This tends to be slightly faster due to avoiding the mtsprs, and it also does not clobber the SRR registers, which becomes important in a subsequent change. The real mode entry points don't tend to be too important for performance these days, but it is possible for a hypervisor to run guests in AIL=0 mode for certian reasons. Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210208063326.331502-1-npiggin@gmail.com
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