linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/18] x86/asm/64: Merge the fast and slow SYSRET paths

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Date:   Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:26:25 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/18] x86/asm/64: Merge the fast and slow SYSRET paths


On Wed, 1 Nov 2017, Borislav Petkov wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 04:29:21AM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > I'm inclined to leave it.  I first wrote it without the long name and
> > then I had to re-read the code to make sure I got the register state
> > right.  The long name serves as documentation that we need rcx and r11
> > to have special contents.  There's only one place that jumps there and
> > it's in the same function.
> 
> Frankly, I'd prefer a sane label name and a good comment over it instead
> of insanely long label name which is not as explanatory as a normal
> english sentence or two.

Comments are always appreciated, but in that code really expressive labels
make it way better to follow and prevent accidental wreckage.

Thanks,

	tglx