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Re: [for-4.20][PATCH] xen/arm64: Drop relocate_and_switch_ttbr() stub


  • To: Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>
  • From: Bertrand Marquis <Bertrand.Marquis@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 09:37:11 +0000
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  • Thread-topic: [for-4.20][PATCH] xen/arm64: Drop relocate_and_switch_ttbr() stub

Hi Michal

> On 8 Jan 2025, at 08:57, Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> In the original patch e7a80636f16e ("xen/arm: add cache coloring support
> for Xen image"), the stub was added under wrong assumption that DCE
> won't remove the function call if it's not static. This assumption is
> incorrect as we already rely on DCE for cases like this one. Therefore
> drop the stub, that otherwise would be a place potentially prone to
> errors in the future.
> 
> Suggested-by: Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Bertrand Marquis <bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx>

Cheers
Bertrand

> ---
> As suggested by Julien, we should have it for 4.20. Leaving a stub like that
> without something like BUG_ON inside can potentially lead to problems in
> the future provided the function misuse slipped through the review process.
> ---
> xen/arch/arm/arm64/mmu/mm.c | 2 --
> 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/arm64/mmu/mm.c b/xen/arch/arm/arm64/mmu/mm.c
> index 26361c4fe4c0..c1efa1348aee 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/arm64/mmu/mm.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/arm64/mmu/mm.c
> @@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ void __init relocate_and_switch_ttbr(uint64_t ttbr)
>      */
>     update_identity_mapping(false);
> }
> -#else
> -void __init relocate_and_switch_ttbr(uint64_t ttbr) {}
> #endif
> 
> void __init switch_ttbr(uint64_t ttbr)
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 




 


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