Re: [PATCH 00/20] x86: Cleanup alternative_io() and friends, prep for asm_call()
From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri Mar 14 2025 - 18:25:21 EST
On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 02:41:13PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Make the alternative_io() interface more straightforward and flexible,
> and get rid of alternative_input().
>
> These patches are a prereq for another set[1] which will get rid of
> ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT[2] in favor of a much more flexible asm_call()
> interface similar to the new alternative_io().
>
> [1] Additional 20+ patches not posted yet to avoid flooding inboxes
The rest of the patches are here if anybody wants to see where this is
going:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jpoimboe/linux.git asm-call
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Josh