Explain why we need extra check in probestack.

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Masaki Hara 2018-05-28 13:29:35 +09:00
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@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ pub unsafe extern fn __rust_probestack() {
// bytes pushed on the stack orginally with our return address. Using
// `8(%rsp)` simulates us testing the stack pointer in the caller's
// context.
// It's usually called when %rax >= 0x1000, but that's not always true.
// Dynamic stack allocation, which is needed to implement unsized
// rvalues, triggers stackprobe even if %rax < 0x1000.
// Thus we have to check %r11 first to avoid segfault.
cmp $$0x1000,%r11
jna 3f
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