linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 21/22] x86: jump_label: introduce ASM_STATIC_KEY_INIT

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Date:   Tue, 2 Oct 2018 10:21:24 +0200
From:   Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:     Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/22] x86: jump_label: introduce
 ASM_STATIC_KEY_INIT_{TRUE,FALSE}

On 2018-09-20 00:04, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> These will be useful when defining the contents of (a struct containing)
> a static key in inline assembly.

May I politely ask someone in the x86 camp to comment on patches
21,22,23 in this series? If the memory savings is deemed
not-worth-the-asm-complexity, a number of preparatory patches become
pointless, and I'd like to figure out which ones I should ask Andrew to
pick up.

Thanks,
Rasmus