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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] Add __ioread32_copy() and use it
> __iowrite32_copy() is marked __visible.  I don't actually know what
> that does and Andi's d47d5c8194579bc changelog (which sucks the big
> one) didn't explain it. Apparently it has something to do with being
> implemented in assembly, but zillions of functions are implemented in
> assembly, so why are only two functions marked this way? Anyway,
> __ioread32_copy() is implemented in C so I guess __visible isn't needed
> there.

__visible is needed for C functions that are called from assembler.
Otherwise the compiler may optimize them away.

-Andi


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