linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] x86/kaslr: Simplify process_gb_huge

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Message-ID: <202007281313.0C95B091@keescook>
Date:   Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:13:50 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] x86/kaslr: Simplify process_gb_huge_pages

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 03:45:11PM -0400, Arvind Sankar wrote:
> But the IS_ENABLED check allows the compiler to eliminate the entire
> function at compile time.

Ah, I thought it'd be a const false, which would do the same...

-- 
Kees Cook