linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] powerpc/uaccess: Implement unsafe_put

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Date:   Fri, 29 May 2020 14:24:16 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, npiggin@...il.com,
        segher@...nel.crashing.org
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] powerpc/uaccess: Implement unsafe_put_user() using 'asm goto'

On Fri, 2020-04-17 at 17:08:51 UTC, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> unsafe_put_user() is designed to take benefit of 'asm goto'.
> 
> Instead of using the standard __put_user() approach and branch
> based on the returned error, use 'asm goto' and make the
> exception code branch directly to the error label. There is
> no code anymore in the fixup section.
> 
> This change significantly simplifies functions using
> unsafe_put_user()
...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>
> Reviewed-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>

Applied to powerpc topic/uaccess-ppc, thanks.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/334710b1496af8a0960e70121f850e209c20958f

cheers