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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 4/4] x86/static_call: Add inline static call implementation for x86-64
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:35:11 -0800
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 9:13 AM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> >
> > No, we really do need to sync after we change the second part of the
> > command with the int3 on it. Unless there's another way to guarantee
> > that the full instruction gets seen when we replace the int3 with the
> > finished command.
>
> Making sure the call instruction is aligned with the I$ fetch boundary
> should do that.
>
> It's not in the SDM, but neither was our current behavior - we
> were/are just relying on "it will work".
>

Well, the current method (as Jiri mentioned) did get the OK from at
least Intel (and that was with a lot of arm twisting to do so).

-- Steve

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