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arm64: Initialize x18 for APs earlier during boot
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Authored by markj on Nov 9 2023, 7:14 PM.
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When KMSAN is configured, the instrumentation inserts calls to
__msan_get_context_state() into all function prologues. The
implementation dereferences curthread and thus assumes that x18 points
to the PCPU area. This applies in particular to init_secondary(), which
currently is responsible for initializing x18 for APs.

Move initialization into locore to avoid this problem. No functional
change intended.

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markj requested review of this revision.Nov 9 2023, 7:14 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 9 2023, 11:27 PM
sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
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We can remove a pc-relative load & replace it with what is essentially an add. I have a local patch to clean up other places we use ldr, xn, =foo ldr xn, [xn].

markj marked an inline comment as done.

Apply Andy's suggestion

This revision now requires review to proceed.Nov 11 2023, 5:00 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 12 2023, 3:57 PM