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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index d2b2a2948ffe..607d72c4a485 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -265,12 +265,9 @@ return_from_SYSCALL_64:
*
* If width of "canonical tail" ever becomes variable, this will need
* to be updated to remain correct on both old and new CPUs.
+ *
+ * Change top 16 bits to be the sign-extension of 47th bit
*/
- .ifne __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT - 47
- .error "virtual address width changed -- SYSRET checks need update"
- .endif
-
- /* Change top 16 bits to be the sign-extension of 47th bit */
shl $(64 - (__VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT+1)), %rcx
sar $(64 - (__VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT+1)), %rcx