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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 06/12] x86/paravirt: switch time pvops functions to use static_call()
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On 20.11.20 13:01, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:46:24PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
>> The time pvops functions are the only ones left which might be
>> used in 32-bit mode and which return a 64-bit value.
>>
>> Switch them to use the static_call() mechanism instead of pvops, as
>> this allows quite some simplification of the pvops implementation.
>>
>> Due to include hell this requires to split out the time interfaces
>> into a new header file.
>
> There's also this patch floating around; just in case that would come in
> handy:
>
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201110005609.40989-3-frederic@kernel.org
>

Ah, yes. This would make life much easier.


Juergen
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