linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -resend 02/27] x86: assembly, use SYM

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Date:   Tue, 15 May 2018 08:39:35 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -resend 02/27] x86: assembly, use SYM_DATA for data


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:

> 
> * Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz> wrote:
> 
> > We make proper use of SYM_DATA on global data instead of marking them as
> > ENTRY. ENTRY is intended for functions and shall be paired with ENDPROC.
> > ENTRY also aligns symbols which creates unnecessary holes here between
> > data.
> > 
> > ENTRY from saved_eip in wakeup_32 and many saved_* in wakeup_64 is
> > simply dropped, as these symbols are local only.
> 
> Yeah, so this commit talks about ENTRY() and ENDPROC(), while the new methods are 
> SYM_FUNC_START()/END().

BTW., I like the series otherwise: for example in my comment above I wrote up the 
SYM_FUNC_START()/END() names from memory, without having to look up the 
primitives.

[ Then I double checked it from the series to make sure I got it right. ;-) ]

Before this I could never remember all these random, idiosyncratic, path dependent 
macro names - now there's at least some good high level structure to them. So it's 
a good step forward.

Thanks,

	Ingo