Using stf8 seemed like a clever idea at the time, but stf8 forces
the cache-line to be invalidated in the L1D (if it happens to be
there already).  This patch eliminates a guaranteed L1D cache-miss
and, by itself, is good for a 1-2 cycle improvement for heavy-weight
syscalls.
Signed-off-by: NDavid Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
Signed-off-by: NTony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>