[GIT PULL] x86/core changes for v7.3

From: Ingo Molnar

Date: Mon Aug 17 2026 - 06:25:17 EST


Linus,

Please pull the latest x86/core Git tree from:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git x86-core-2026-08-17

for you to fetch changes up to d824ed1307680dd482f607b0e707c575f70668c4:

x86/core updates for v7.3:

- Optimize the kcfi call sequence (Peter Zijlstra)
- Use sfence for wmb() if SSE is available (Yao Zi)

Thanks,

Ingo

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Peter Zijlstra (1):
x86/kcfi: Optimize call sequence

Yao Zi (1):
x86/locking: Use sfence for wmb() if SSE is available


arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kernel/cfi.c | 11 +++++++++--
3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)