linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 05/12] x86, alternatives: Use optimized NOPs for padding

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Message-ID: <20150203195402.GJ3463@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 3 Feb 2015 20:54:02 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 05/12] x86, alternatives: Use optimized NOPs for
 padding

On Tue, Feb 03, 2015 at 11:36:34AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> I'm a bit confused here.  Shouldn't NOPs after a non-NOP in the old
> instruction also be optimized?

Yes, they should! Good point.

Thanks, will fix.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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