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Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Compile do_mca() for CONFIG_PV only


  • To: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:34:16 +0100
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  • Cc: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>, Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>, "consulting @ bugseng . com" <consulting@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:34:26 +0000
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On 19.11.2024 13:59, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> Eclair reports a Misra Rule 8.4 violation; that do_mca() can't see it's
> declaration.  It turns out that this is a consequence of do_mca() being
> PV-only, and the declaration being compiled out in !PV builds.
> 
> Therefore, arrange for do_mca() to be compiled out in !PV builds.  This in
> turn requires a number of static functions to become static inline.

Which generally we advocate against. The #ifdef variant you pointed at on
Matrix wasn't all that bad. Plus ...

> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> CC: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: consulting@xxxxxxxxxxx <consulting@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Bloat-o-meter on a !PV build reports:
> 
>   add/remove: 0/6 grow/shrink: 0/0 up/down: 0/-3717 (-3717)
>   Function                                     old     new   delta
>   x86_mc_mceinject                              31       -     -31
>   do_mca.cold                                  117       -    -117
>   x86_mc_msrinject                             147       -    -147
>   x86_mc_msrinject.cold                        230       -    -230
>   do_mc_get_cpu_info                           500       -    -500
>   do_mca                                      2692       -   -2692

... what's the effect of the addition of "inline" on a PV=y build? By
using the keyword, we may end up talking the compiler into inlining of
code that better wouldn't be inlined.

Jan



 


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