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Subject: Re: SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU without constructors (was Re: [PATCH v4
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On 08/01/2018 02:03 AM, Andrey Ryabinin wrote:

> I can't think of any advantage in not having the constructor. 
> 


I can't see any advantage adding another indirect call,
in RETPOLINE world.