linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 01/24] arm64: Remove unused daif related functions/macros

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Date:   Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:26:39 +0000
From:   Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:     Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, daniel.thompson@...aro.org,
        marc.zyngier@....com, catalin.marinas@....com, will.deacon@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, christoffer.dall@....com,
        james.morse@....com, joel@...lfernandes.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 01/24] arm64: Remove unused daif related
 functions/macros

On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 11:56:52AM +0000, Julien Thierry wrote:
> There are some helpers to modify PSR.[DAIF] bits that are not referenced
> anywhere. The less these bits are available outside of local_irq_*
> functions the better.
> 
> Get rid of those unused helpers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
> Cc: James Morse <james.morse@....com>

Reviewed-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>

Mark.

> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h | 10 +---------
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h | 10 ----------
>  2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
> index 6142402..6e76c8e 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
> @@ -60,16 +60,8 @@
>  	.endm
>  
>  /*
> - * Enable and disable interrupts.
> + * Save/restore interrupts.
>   */
> -	.macro	disable_irq
> -	msr	daifset, #2
> -	.endm
> -
> -	.macro	enable_irq
> -	msr	daifclr, #2
> -	.endm
> -
>  	.macro	save_and_disable_irq, flags
>  	mrs	\flags, daif
>  	msr	daifset, #2
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
> index 8d91f22..546bc39 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
> @@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ static inline unsigned long local_daif_save(void)
>  	return flags;
>  }
>  
> -static inline void local_daif_unmask(void)
> -{
> -	trace_hardirqs_on();
> -	asm volatile(
> -		"msr	daifclr, #0xf		// local_daif_unmask"
> -		:
> -		:
> -		: "memory");
> -}
> -
>  static inline void local_daif_restore(unsigned long flags)
>  {
>  	if (!arch_irqs_disabled_flags(flags))
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 
> 
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