2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h
index ad2668ee1aa7..6d8723a766cc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
    6: osp nopl 0x00(%eax,%eax,1)
    7: nopl 0x00000000(%eax)
    8: nopl 0x00000000(%eax,%eax,1)
+   Note: All the above are assumed to be a single instruction.
+        There is kernel code that depends on this.
 */
 #define P6_NOP1 GENERIC_NOP1
 #define P6_NOP2 ".byte 0x66,0x90\n"
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index c251be745107..d59fe323807e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ENTRY(ftrace_graph_caller)
 END(ftrace_graph_caller)
 
 GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
-        subq  $80, %rsp
+        subq  $24, %rsp
 
         /* Save the return values */
         movq %rax, (%rsp)
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
 
         call ftrace_return_to_handler
 
-        movq %rax, 72(%rsp)
+        movq %rax, 16(%rsp)
         movq 8(%rsp), %rdx
         movq (%rsp), %rax
-        addq $72, %rsp
+        addq $16, %rsp
         retq
 #endif