linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] x86/mm: declare check_la57

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Date:   Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:27:29 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Changbin Du <changbin.du@...il.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org, Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] x86/mm: declare check_la57_support() as inline

On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 8:28 PM Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 10:04:46PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:09 AM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:09:42 +0000
> > > Changbin Du <changbin.du@...il.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > The level4_kernel_pgt is only defined when X86_5LEVEL is enabled.
> > > > So declare check_la57_support() as inline to make sure the code
> > > > referring to level4_kernel_pgt is optimized out. This is a preparation
> > > > for CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_DEBUGGING.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...il.com>
> > >
> > > Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> > >
> > > -- Steve
> > >
> >
> > Applied to linux-kbuild.
>
> Next time, before you route a patch through your tree, please get an x86
> maintainer's ACK first.


I changed my mind, and did not include this in my previous pull request
because this series is causing many warnings.

Now, it is aiming for v5.0-rc1

So, it is not too late.

If x86 maintainers issue Acked-by,
I am happy to add it.




> Thx.
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
>     Boris.
>
> Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada