linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] jump label: Add MIPS support.

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Message-ID: <AANLkTimEJQE3i9Wa1X=Rkw1goJA9c5Sso-iWV=hLG6KF@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 3 Oct 2010 23:45:37 +0530
From:	Rabin Vincent <rabin@....in>
To:	David Daney <ddaney@...iumnetworks.com>
Cc:	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, ralf@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	jbaron@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] jump label: Add MIPS support.

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:40 PM, David Daney <ddaney@...iumnetworks.com> wrote:
> +void arch_jump_label_text_poke_early(jump_label_t addr)
> +{
> +       union mips_instruction *insn_p =
> +               (union mips_instruction *)(unsigned long)addr;
> +
> +       insn_p->word = 0; /* nop */
> +       flush_icache_range((unsigned long)insn_p,
> +                          (unsigned long)insn_p + sizeof(*insn_p));
> +}

Can't this function be a no-op on MIPS?  This seems to be
used on x86 to patch in the optimal nop instruction, but
on MIPS the optimal/only nop instruction should already
be in place at build time.  Same thing for the SPARC
implementation.

Rabin
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