linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v4] checkpatch: Check for .byte-spelled insn opcodes documentation on x86

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Message-ID: <20201012173142.GI22829@zn.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:31:42 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v4] checkpatch: Check for .byte-spelled insn opcodes
 documentation on x86

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 10:17:56AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Workie here.  This is against -next.

Nevermind - I had an old version in that branch.

What I mind to, however, is:

"adding a mechanism to only emit the message once per patched file (Joe)"

This needs to happen for every .byte line which doesn't have a comment
documenting the binutils version.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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