linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: update depracated and inappropriate jump label API

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Date:   Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:46:13 -0800
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Cun Li <cun.jia.li@...il.com>
Cc:     vkuznets@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, wanpengli@...cent.com,
        jmattson@...gle.com, joro@...tes.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: update depracated and inappropriate jump label API

s/depracated/deprecated

And maybe reword the shortlog to be more explicit?  E.g.

  KVM: Stop using deprecated jump label APIs

On Sat, Jan 16, 2021, Cun Li wrote:
> The use of 'struct static_key' and 'static_key_false' is
> deprecated. Use the new API.
> 
> mmu_audit_key can only be true or false so it would be nice to use
> static_branch_enable()/static_branch_disable() for it and not
> static_key_slow_inc()/static_key_slow_dec().

Does anyone even build with CONFIG_KVM_MMU_AUDIT=y, let alone actually use the
auditing capabilities?