linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/20] x86: decompressor: Merge trampoline cleanup with switching code

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2023 19:50:54 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
Cc:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Evgeniy Baskov <baskov@...ras.ru>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>,
        Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
        Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
        Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/20] x86: decompressor: Merge trampoline cleanup with
 switching code

On Mon, 15 May 2023 at 16:10, Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@...temov.name> wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 09:03:18AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > @@ -215,4 +208,5 @@ void cleanup_trampoline(void *pgtable)
> >               ptrs_per_p4d = 512;
> >       }
> >  #endif
> > +     return;
> >  }
>
> Return is redundant here.

The return (or at least just a semicolon) is needed here because of
the goto label right before the #ifdef block, as otherwise, the
function would end with a label and the compiler does not like that.

> Otherwise:
>
> Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
>

Thanks.