linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/entry/64: Remove unused icebp macro

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Message-ID: <20180212201318.GD14640@pd.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:13:18 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dvlasenk@...hat.com, luto@...nel.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        brgerst@...il.com, linux@...inikbrodowski.net, mingo@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [PATCH] x86/entry/64: Remove unused icebp macro

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 02:18:55AM -0800, tip-bot for Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> Commit-ID:  5a10e729bc0aa9420a23a70b169eadd229c27bc1
> Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/5a10e729bc0aa9420a23a70b169eadd229c27bc1
> Author:     Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
> AuthorDate: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:49:48 +0100
> Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> CommitDate: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:06:37 +0100
> 
> x86/entry/64: Indent PUSH_AND_CLEAR_REGS and POP_REGS properly

Ontop:

---
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

That macro was touched around 2.5.8 times, judging by the full history
linux repo, but it was unused even then. Get rid of it already.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/entry/calling.h | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/calling.h b/arch/x86/entry/calling.h
index 6985440c68fa..dce7092ab24a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/calling.h
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/calling.h
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ For 32-bit we have the following conventions - kernel is built with
 	.if \pop_rdi
 	popq %rdi
 	.endif
-	.endm
-
-	.macro icebp
-	.byte 0xf1
 .endm
 
 /*
-- 
2.13.0

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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