linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives

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Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:32:36 +0300
From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching
 kernel alternatives

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 10:16:28AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 04:05:31PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> 
> > But, I'm 100% sure that we want to distinguish a LASS-necessitated
> > stac()/clac() from a SMAP-necessitated one somehow.
> 
> Yeah, if only to make it easier to understand the code.

lass_disable()/lass_enable()?

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  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov