linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 06/12] x86/paravirt: switch time pvops functions to use static

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Date:   Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:01:54 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/12] x86/paravirt: switch time pvops functions to
 use static_call()

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:46:24PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> The time pvops functions are the only ones left which might be
> used in 32-bit mode and which return a 64-bit value.
> 
> Switch them to use the static_call() mechanism instead of pvops, as
> this allows quite some simplification of the pvops implementation.
> 
> Due to include hell this requires to split out the time interfaces
> into a new header file.

There's also this patch floating around; just in case that would come in
handy:

  https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201110005609.40989-3-frederic@kernel.org