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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/4] x86 paravirt_ops: implementation of paravirt_ops
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> > I think I would prefer to patch always. Is there a particular
> > reason you can't do that?
>
> We could patch all the indirect calls into direct calls, but I don't
> think it's worth bothering: most simply don't matter.

I still think it would be better to patch always.

> Each backend wants a different patch, so alternative() doesn't cut it.
> We could look at generalizing alternative() I guess, but it works fine
> so I didn't want to touch it.

You could at least use a common function (with the replacement passed
in as argument) for lock prefixes and your stuff

-Andi
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