linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/13] x86/paravirt: Fix output constraint macro names

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Date:   Fri, 17 Nov 2017 07:55:07 +0100
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>,
        live-patching@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
        Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
        Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>,
        Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] x86/paravirt: Fix output constraint macro names

On 16/11/17 21:50, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:33:43AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
>> On 04/10/17 17:58, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
>>> Some of the paravirt '*_CLOBBERS' macros refer to output constraints
>>> instead of clobbers, which makes the code extra confusing.  Rename the
>>> output constraint related macros to '*_OUTPUTS'.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
>>
>> I'm fine with the changes, but you might want to rename the "call_clbr"
>> parameter of ____PVOP_[V]CALL, too, e.g. to "outputs".
> 
> Yeah, good catch.
> 
>> You could then drop the "CALL_" from the macros, too.
> 
> Hm, which macros are you referring to, and why?

Good question. I think I didn't take the *CALLEE* macros into account.
So please ignore this remark.


Juergen