linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86/hyperv: Mark hv_ghcb

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Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:24:21 -0300
From:   "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
To:     "Michael Kelley (LINUX)" <mikelley@...rosoft.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "jpoimboe@...nel.org" <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
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        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        "wei.liu@...nel.org" <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
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        "kernel@...ccoli.net" <kernel@...ccoli.net>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86/hyperv: Mark hv_ghcb_terminate() as noreturn

On 10/03/2023 18:17, Michael Kelley (LINUX) wrote:
> [...]
> Just curious:  Should the actual function also be updated with
> __noreturn?   In similar situations, such as snp_abort(), the
> __noreturn attribute is both places.   I don't know what the 
> guidance is on this question.
> 

Hi Michael / Josh (and all), lemme know if you want me to submit a V3
doing that. The function is not called inside this own definition file
nor exported, so I'm not sure that'd be necessary, but glad to do so if
you prefer.

Thanks,


Guilherme