linux-kernel - [tip: x86/boot] x86/asm: Retire RIP_REL

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Message-ID: <174531374773.31282.2325580312409315487.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:22:27 -0000
From: "tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To: linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
 Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>, David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
 Dionna Amalie Glaze <dionnaglaze@...gle.com>,
 "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
 Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@...gle.com>,
 Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
 "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
 Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/boot] x86/asm: Retire RIP_REL_REF()

The following commit has been merged into the x86/boot branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     ff4c0560ab020d34baf0aa6434f66333d25ae524
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/ff4c0560ab020d34baf0aa6434f66333d25ae524
Author:        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
AuthorDate:    Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:13:00 +02:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:12:01 +02:00

x86/asm: Retire RIP_REL_REF()

Now that all users have been moved into startup/ where PIC codegen is
used, RIP_REL_REF() is no longer needed. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
Cc: Dionna Amalie Glaze <dionnaglaze@...gle.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc: Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@...gle.com>
Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250418141253.2601348-14-ardb+git@google.com
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
index a9f0779..eef0771 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ static __always_inline __pure void *rip_rel_ptr(void *p)

 	return p;
 }
-#ifndef __pic__
-#define RIP_REL_REF(var)	(*(typeof(&(var)))rip_rel_ptr(&(var)))
-#else
-#define RIP_REL_REF(var)	(var)
-#endif
 #endif

 /*