linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] x86 cleanups for v5.7

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Date:   Thu, 2 Apr 2020 19:24:43 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Michael Matz <matz@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] x86 cleanups for v5.7

On Thu, Apr 02, 2020 at 10:00:26AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> But while I love looking at small things like this, and I'd like to
> have all compilers support it, I have to admit that it's not likely to
> really _matter_ much.

Yap, doesn't look like it.

But, TBH, I have myself wondered a couple of times, "dang, if that
asm goto only had outputs" so I'm thinking if gcc guys are bored and
wondering what to put in gcc11, why not this. :-)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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