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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] x86/lib/copy_user_64.S: Handle 4-byte nocache copy
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On Tue, 2016-02-09 at 13:08 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Feb 09, 2016 at 12:27:32PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > Btw., IIRC GAS is being silly about .L, i.e. there's a difference
> > > between these 
> > > two variants:
> > >
> > >  .Lerror_entry_from_usermode_swapgs:
> > >  .L_error_entry_from_usermode_swapgs:
> > >
> > > the latter would be easier to read, but does not result in a local
> > > label last I 
> > > checked.
> > >
> > > Right?
> >
> > Seems to build ok here with "GNU assembler (GNU Binutils)
> > 2.26.51.20151207".
> > Perhaps some bug with older gas...?
>
> Hm, indeed - I just tried it too.
>
> This means that the (slightly) more readable .L_ prefix is preferred.

Thanks for the suggestions!  I will update the patch accordingly. 
-Toshi

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