linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Remove dynamic NOP selection

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wiXUVwytv60Zst_--y=yGbRGUAn1AgRTyzjJfoOO5B+9w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:36:24 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Remove dynamic NOP selection

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 4:09 AM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
>
> Note that this also made all NOPs single instructions and removed the
> special atomic nop.

Ack. Good riddance.

             Linus