linux-kernel - [patch part-II V2 11/13] x86/speculation/mds: Mark mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers() __always

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Message-Id: <20200308222610.040107039@linutronix.de>
Date:   Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:24:10 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>
Subject: [patch part-II V2 11/13] x86/speculation/mds: Mark mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers() __always_inline

Prevent the compiler from uninlining and creating traceable/probable
functions as this is invoked _after_ context tracking switched to
CONTEXT_USER and rcu idle.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(mds_idle_clear)
  * combination with microcode which triggers a CPU buffer flush when the
  * instruction is executed.
  */
-static inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
+static __always_inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
 {
 	static const u16 ds = __KERNEL_DS;
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers
  *
  * Clear CPU buffers if the corresponding static key is enabled
  */
-static inline void mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
+static __always_inline void mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
 {
 	if (static_branch_likely(&mds_user_clear))
 		mds_clear_cpu_buffers();