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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH 0/4] x86/alternatives: Do NOPs optimization on a temporary buffer
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:59:37 +0100
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From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@alien8.de>

Hi,

here's a small set which sprang out from my reacting to the fact that
NOPs optimization in the alternatives code needs to happen on
a temporary buffer like the other alternative operations - not in-place
and cause all kinds of fun.

The result is this, which makes the alternatives code simpler and it is
a net win, size-wise:

 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)


Constructive feedback is always welcome!

Thx.

Borislav Petkov (AMD) (4):
  x86/alternatives: Use a temporary buffer when optimizing NOPs
  x86/alternatives: Get rid of __optimize_nops()
  x86/alternatives: Optimize optimize_nops()
  x86/alternatives: Sort local vars in apply_alternatives()

 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 122 ++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)

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2.43.0