Re: [XEN PATCH][for-4.19 v5 2/8] x86: add deviation for asm-only functions

[Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2023, Julien Grall wrote:
> Hi Nicola,
> 
> On 30/10/2023 09:11, Nicola Vetrini wrote:
> > As stated in rules.rst, functions used only in asm modules
> > are allowed to have no prior declaration visible when being
> > defined, hence these functions are marked with an
> > 'asmlinkage' macro, which is then deviated for MISRA C:2012
> > Rule 8.4.
> 
> AFAIU, this is a replacement of SAF-1. If so, I would like a consistent way to
> address Rule 8.4. So can you write a patch to replace all the use of SAF-1
> with asmlinkage and remove SAF-1?

+1