linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 04/10] x86: refcount: prevent gcc distortions

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Date:   Thu, 4 Oct 2018 11:16:51 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     hpa@...or.com
Cc:     Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 04/10] x86: refcount: prevent gcc distortions

* hpa@...or.com <hpa@...or.com> wrote:

> Ingo: I wasn't talking necessarily about the specifics of each bit, but rather the general 
> concept about being able to use macros in inlines...

Ok, agreed about that part - and some of the patches did improve readability.

Also, the 275 lines macros.s is a lot nicer than the 4,200 lines macros.S.

Also, I'm not against using workarounds when the benefits are larger than the costs, but I am 
against *hiding* the fact that these are workarounds and that for some of them there are costs.

> I can send you something I have been working on in the background, but have been holding off 
> on because of this, in the morning my time.

BTW., I have applied most of the series to tip:x86/kbuild already, and will push them out later 
today after some testing. I didn't apply the final 3 patches as they have dependencies, but 
applied the basics and fixed up the changelogs.

So you can rely on this.

Thanks,

	Ingo