linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 01/27] arm64: lib: Annotate {clear,copy}

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Message-Id: <20201117181607.1761516-2-qperret@google.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:15:41 +0000
From:   Quentin Perret <qperret@...gle.com>
To:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Julien Thierry <julien.thierry.kdev@...il.com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Cc:     "moderated list:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE)" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:KERNEL VIRTUAL MACHINE FOR ARM64 (KVM/arm64)" 
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        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
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Subject: [RFC PATCH 01/27] arm64: lib: Annotate {clear,copy}_page() as position-independent

From: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>

clear_page() and copy_page() are suitable for use outside of the kernel
address space, so annotate them as position-independent code.

Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
---
 arch/arm64/lib/clear_page.S | 4 ++--
 arch/arm64/lib/copy_page.S  | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/lib/clear_page.S b/arch/arm64/lib/clear_page.S
index 073acbf02a7c..b84b179edba3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/lib/clear_page.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/lib/clear_page.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * Parameters:
  *	x0 - dest
  */
-SYM_FUNC_START(clear_page)
+SYM_FUNC_START_PI(clear_page)
 	mrs	x1, dczid_el0
 	and	w1, w1, #0xf
 	mov	x2, #4
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(clear_page)
 	tst	x0, #(PAGE_SIZE - 1)
 	b.ne	1b
 	ret
-SYM_FUNC_END(clear_page)
+SYM_FUNC_END_PI(clear_page)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(clear_page)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/lib/copy_page.S b/arch/arm64/lib/copy_page.S
index e7a793961408..29144f4cd449 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/lib/copy_page.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/lib/copy_page.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *	x0 - dest
  *	x1 - src
  */
-SYM_FUNC_START(copy_page)
+SYM_FUNC_START_PI(copy_page)
 alternative_if ARM64_HAS_NO_HW_PREFETCH
 	// Prefetch three cache lines ahead.
 	prfm	pldl1strm, [x1, #128]
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@ alternative_else_nop_endif
 	stnp	x16, x17, [x0, #112 - 256]
 
 	ret
-SYM_FUNC_END(copy_page)
+SYM_FUNC_END_PI(copy_page)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_page)
-- 
2.29.2.299.gdc1121823c-goog