From: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Using C code for current_thread_info() lets the compiler optimize it. With gcc 4.0.2, kernel is smaller: text data bss dec hex filename 3645212 555556 312024 4512792 44dc18 2.6.17-rc6-nb-post/vmlinux 3647276 555556 312024 4514856 44e428 2.6.17-rc6-nb/vmlinux ------- -2064 Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- include/asm-i386/thread_info.h | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff -puN include/asm-i386/thread_info.h~i386-use-c-code-for-current_thread_info include/asm-i386/thread_info.h --- a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h~i386-use-c-code-for-current_thread_info +++ a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h @@ -83,17 +83,15 @@ struct thread_info { #define init_stack (init_thread_union.stack) +/* how to get the current stack pointer from C */ +register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm("esp") __attribute_used__; + /* how to get the thread information struct from C */ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void) { - struct thread_info *ti; - __asm__("andl %%esp,%0; ":"=r" (ti) : "0" (~(THREAD_SIZE - 1))); - return ti; + return (struct thread_info *)(current_stack_pointer & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)); } -/* how to get the current stack pointer from C */ -register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm("esp") __attribute_used__; - /* thread information allocation */ #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE #define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \ _