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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 10/13] x86/retpoline/pvops: Convert assembler indirect jumps
On Thu, Jan 04, 2018 at 04:02:06PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 04/01/18 15:37, David Woodhouse wrote:
> > Convert pvops invocations to use non-speculative call sequences, when
> > CONFIG_RETPOLINE is enabled.
> >
> > There is scope for future optimisation here — once the pvops methods are
> > actually set, we could just turn the damn things into *direct* jumps.
> > But this is perfectly sufficient for now, without that added complexity.
>
> I don't see the need to modify the pvops calls.
>
> All indirect calls are replaced by either direct calls or other code
> long before any user code is active.
>
> For modules the replacements are in place before the module is being
> used.

Agreed. This shouldn't be needed.

-Andi

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