Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:57:36 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] x86/paravirt: move some functions and defines to alternative | From | Juergen Gross <> |
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On 25.10.23 15:44, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 03:31:07PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote: >> There is >> >> #define nop() asm volatile ("nop") >> >> in arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h already. > > Then call it "nop_func" or so.
Okay.
> >> It might not be needed now, but are you sure we won't need it in future? > > No, I'm not. > > What I'm sure of is: stuff should be added to the kernel only when > really needed. Not in the expectation that it might potentially be > needed at some point.
Will double check whether it is needed now.
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