linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/9] x86/jump_label: Move checking code away from __jump_label

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Message-ID: <nycvar.YFH.7.76.1812190942360.17216@cbobk.fhfr.pm>
Date:   Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:43:45 +0100 (CET)
From:   Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:     Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Zhou Chengming <zhouchengming1@...wei.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Chris von Recklinghausen <crecklin@...hat.com>,
        Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>, Scott Wood <swood@...hat.com>,
        Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
        Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/9] x86/jump_label: Move checking code away from
 __jump_label_transform()

On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, Daniel Bristot de Oliveira wrote:

> This patch creates a new functions 

I am not a native speaker, but this doesn't sound like proper english to 
me.

> to check the current code before updating a jump_entry.

It should also be stated that this is equivalent code transformation, I 
think.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs