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Subject[PATCH v4 00/18] Add static_call()
static_call(), is the idea of static_branch() applied to indirect function
calls. Remove a data load (indirection) by modifying the text.

The inline implementation still relies on objtool to generate the
.static_call_sites section, mostly because this is a natural place for x86_64
and works for both GCC and LLVM. Other architectures can pick other means
if/when they implement the inline patching. The out-of-line (aka. trampoline)
variant doesn't require this.

Patches go on top of tip/objtool/core.

Patches can also be found here:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/peterz/queue.git x86/static_call

Changes since the last time:

- Fixed the inline variant; the previous version relied on the section of
symbols to detect the static call sites, but undefined symbols do not
have a section, so it basically ended up not patching many sites. IOW
inline mostly behaved in the out-of-line variant.

- Fixed an issue with modules

- Clarified static_cond_call() has 'void' return.

- Clarified DEFINE_STATIC_COND_CALL() (ab)use.

- Tracing no longer adds an indirect call for !HAVE_STATIC_CALL


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