linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nospec: Move array_index_nospec parameter checking into separate macro

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Date:   Mon, 5 Feb 2018 10:54:34 -0800
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nospec: Move array_index_nospec parameter checking into
 separate macro

On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 6:16 AM, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:
> For architectures providing their own implementation of
> array_index_mask_nospec in asm/barrier.h, attempting to use WARN_ONCE to
> complain about out-of-range parameters using WARN_ON results in a mess
> of mutually-dependent include files.
>
> Rather than unpick the dependencies, simply have the core code in nospec.h
> perform the checking for us.
>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>

Looks ok to me and produces the same assembly.

Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>