linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] x86/percpu, xen: Correct PER_CPU_VAR usage to include symbol and its addend

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Message-ID: <83cbf3c9-1a68-4ab2-bec1-658844d6566f@oracle.com>
Date:   Sun, 15 Oct 2023 12:22:57 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] x86/percpu, xen: Correct PER_CPU_VAR usage to
 include symbol and its addend



On 10/15/23 12:08 PM, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> PER_CPU_VAR macro should be applied to a symbol and its addend.
> Inconsisten usage is currently harmless, but needs to be corrected
> before %rip-relative addressing is introduced to PER_CPU_VAR macro.
> 
> No functional changes intended.
> 
> Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
> Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>