Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 0592936344c4..2119610b24f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -17,8 +17,24 @@
 # define asmregparm
 #endif
 
-#ifndef prevent_tail_call
-# define prevent_tail_call(ret) do { } while (0)
+/*
+ * This is used by architectures to keep arguments on the stack
+ * untouched by the compiler by keeping them live until the end.
+ * The argument stack may be owned by the assembly-language
+ * caller, not the callee, and gcc doesn't always understand
+ * that.
+ *
+ * We have the return value, and a maximum of six arguments.
+ *
+ * This should always be followed by a "return ret" for the
+ * protection to work (ie no more work that the compiler might
+ * end up needing stack temporaries for).
+ */
+/* Assembly files may be compiled with -traditional .. */
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#ifndef asmlinkage_protect
+# define asmlinkage_protect(n, ret, args...)	do { } while (0)
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __ALIGN