linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/paravirt: Get rid of patch

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Message-ID: <20180907105112.GD12849@zn.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 7 Sep 2018 12:51:12 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/paravirt: Get rid of patch_site label

On Fri, Sep 07, 2018 at 12:49:17PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> 
> When CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS=n, it fires
> 
>   arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c: In function ‘native_patch’:
>   arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c:89:1: warning: label ‘patch_site’ defined but not used [-Wunused-label]
>    patch_site:
> 
> but that label can simply be removed by directly calling
> paravirt_patch_insns() there.

Whoops, no, it is still being used. Lemme see if I can remove all the
labels in that function.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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