Re: [RFC][PATCH 6/7] jump_label: Add a new static_key interface

From: Heiko Carstens
Date: Mon Jul 27 2015 - 06:53:12 EST


On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 12:50:36PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 12:47:55PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 12:20:46PM +0200, Heiko Carstens wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:52:25AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > > > +static __always_inline bool arch_static_branch_jump(struct static_key *key, bool branch)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + asm_volatile_goto("0: j %l[l_yes]\n"
> > > >
> > > > Looking at the s390 version of jump_label_make_branch(), this should
> > > > have been:
> > > >
> > > > "brcl 15, %l[l_yes]\n"
> > > >
> > > > I suppose?
> > >
> > > Yes. I wanted to test your version, but I assume you will send
> > > an updated version soon?
> >
> > I just send out updated patches for 5/6. They boot without issue on my
> > x86_64.
>
> Also, it helps if you convert one static_key user into something that'll
> trigger this new code.
>
> The one I picked is unfortunately rather x86 specific.

Yeah, just did that and it crashes ;)
Hopefully I'll have time to look into it today.

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