linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: Remove system_uses_lse

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Message-Id: <169762410088.3624197.11478109539988963164.b4-ty@arm.com>
Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:15:27 +0100
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, suzuki.poulose@....com,
        anshuman.khandual@....com, shan.gavin@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: Remove system_uses_lse_atomics()

On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:50:36 +1000, Gavin Shan wrote:
> There are two variants of system_uses_lse_atomics(), depending on
> CONFIG_ARM64_LSE_ATOMICS. The function isn't called anywhere when
> CONFIG_ARM64_LSE_ATOMICS is disabled. It can be directly replaced
> by alternative_has_cap_likely(ARM64_HAS_LSE_ATOMICS) when the kernel
> option is enabled.
> 
> No need to keep system_uses_lse_atomics() and just remove it.
> 
> [...]

Applied to arm64 (for-next/misc), thanks!

[1/1] arm64: Remove system_uses_lse_atomics()
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/0899a6278a86

-- 
Catalin