linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/16] x86, asmlinkage, kexec: Drop bogus asmlinkage in machine_kexec

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Date:	Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:03:27 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/16] x86, asmlinkage, kexec: Drop bogus asmlinkage in
 machine_kexec_32

On 08/05/2013 03:02 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> A function pointer cannot be asmlinkage. Just drop it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

Eh?  It certainly matters for the function pointer if it is regparm(0)
or regparm(3), and the pointed-to function definitely assumes
regparm(0).  So I think this patch is wrong, and if it isn't, it
definitely needs better explanation why it isn't wrong.

	-hpa


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