Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] x86/head64: Replace pointer fixups with RIP_RELATIVE_ADDR()

[Kirill A. Shutemov]

On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 09:30:10AM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> On 1/30/24 16:08, Kevin Loughlin wrote:
> > Now that we have RIP_RELATIVE_ADDR(), we can replace the "fixup_*()"
> > family of functions in head64.c with the new macro for cleaner code.
> 
> If this series is purely for backporting, this specific patch isn't needed,
> right? Since this all works today with clang?

That's true. However, temporary things often end up becoming permanent :/

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