Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] x86/paravirt: move some functions and defines to alternative

[Borislav Petkov]

On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 03:31:07PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> There is
> 
> #define nop() asm volatile ("nop")
> 
> in arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h already.

Then call it "nop_func" or so.

> It might not be needed now, but are you sure we won't need it in future?

No, I'm not.

What I'm sure of is: stuff should be added to the kernel only when
really needed. Not in the expectation that it might potentially be
needed at some point.

Thx.

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