linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC V2 3/5] jump_label: if a key has already been initialized, don't nop it out

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Message-ID: <20111006184350.GD2505@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 6 Oct 2011 14:43:50 -0400
From:	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>,
	Jan Glauber <jang@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Xen Devel <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>,
	peterz@...radead.org, rth@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC V2 3/5] jump_label: if a key has already been
 initialized, don't nop it out

On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 11:35:49AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 10/06/2011 11:33 AM, Jason Baron wrote:
> > 
> > cool. It does add some complication, I think...detecting the 2-byte vs.
> > 5-byte, and if done at boot time, possibly taking the undesired
> > branch...
> > 
> 
> It has to be done at build time to be sane, IMO.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 

agreed.

-Jason
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