* [PATCH 1/2] x86/paravirt: Remove trailing semicolons from alternative asm templates
@ 2025-11-20 19:15 Uros Bizjak
2025-11-20 19:15 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/paravirt: Use XOR r32,r32 to clear register in pv_vcpu_is_preempted() Uros Bizjak
2025-11-25 13:43 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/paravirt: Remove trailing semicolons from alternative asm templates Jürgen Groß
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Uros Bizjak @ 2025-11-20 19:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bcm-kernel-feedback-list, virtualization, x86, linux-kernel
Cc: Uros Bizjak, Juergen Gross, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen,
H. Peter Anvin
GCC inline asm treats semicolons as instruction separators, so a
semicolon after the last instruction is not required.
Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: Ajay Kaher <ajay.kaher@broadcom.com>
Cc: Alexey Makhalov <alexey.makhalov@broadcom.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 20 ++++++++++----------
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index b5e59a7ba0d0..4f6ec60b4cb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static inline void write_cr0(unsigned long x)
static __always_inline unsigned long read_cr2(void)
{
return PVOP_ALT_CALLEE0(unsigned long, mmu.read_cr2,
- "mov %%cr2, %%rax;", ALT_NOT_XEN);
+ "mov %%cr2, %%rax", ALT_NOT_XEN);
}
static __always_inline void write_cr2(unsigned long x)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static __always_inline void write_cr2(unsigned long x)
static inline unsigned long __read_cr3(void)
{
return PVOP_ALT_CALL0(unsigned long, mmu.read_cr3,
- "mov %%cr3, %%rax;", ALT_NOT_XEN);
+ "mov %%cr3, %%rax", ALT_NOT_XEN);
}
static inline void write_cr3(unsigned long x)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static __always_inline void pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath(struct qspinlock *lock,
static __always_inline void pv_queued_spin_unlock(struct qspinlock *lock)
{
PVOP_ALT_VCALLEE1(lock.queued_spin_unlock, lock,
- "movb $0, (%%" _ASM_ARG1 ");",
+ "movb $0, (%%" _ASM_ARG1 ")",
ALT_NOT(X86_FEATURE_PVUNLOCK));
}
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static __always_inline void pv_kick(int cpu)
static __always_inline bool pv_vcpu_is_preempted(long cpu)
{
return PVOP_ALT_CALLEE1(bool, lock.vcpu_is_preempted, cpu,
- "xor %%" _ASM_AX ", %%" _ASM_AX ";",
+ "xor %%" _ASM_AX ", %%" _ASM_AX,
ALT_NOT(X86_FEATURE_VCPUPREEMPT));
}
@@ -657,18 +657,18 @@ bool __raw_callee_save___native_vcpu_is_preempted(long cpu);
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
static __always_inline unsigned long arch_local_save_flags(void)
{
- return PVOP_ALT_CALLEE0(unsigned long, irq.save_fl, "pushf; pop %%rax;",
+ return PVOP_ALT_CALLEE0(unsigned long, irq.save_fl, "pushf; pop %%rax",
ALT_NOT_XEN);
}
static __always_inline void arch_local_irq_disable(void)
{
- PVOP_ALT_VCALLEE0(irq.irq_disable, "cli;", ALT_NOT_XEN);
+ PVOP_ALT_VCALLEE0(irq.irq_disable, "cli", ALT_NOT_XEN);
}
static __always_inline void arch_local_irq_enable(void)
{
- PVOP_ALT_VCALLEE0(irq.irq_enable, "sti;", ALT_NOT_XEN);
+ PVOP_ALT_VCALLEE0(irq.irq_enable, "sti", ALT_NOT_XEN);
}
static __always_inline unsigned long arch_local_irq_save(void)
@@ -713,9 +713,9 @@ void native_pv_lock_init(void) __init;
call PARA_INDIRECT(pv_ops+PV_IRQ_save_fl);
.endm
-#define SAVE_FLAGS ALTERNATIVE_2 "PARA_IRQ_save_fl;", \
- "ALT_CALL_INSTR;", ALT_CALL_ALWAYS, \
- "pushf; pop %rax;", ALT_NOT_XEN
+#define SAVE_FLAGS ALTERNATIVE_2 "PARA_IRQ_save_fl", \
+ "ALT_CALL_INSTR", ALT_CALL_ALWAYS, \
+ "pushf; pop %rax", ALT_NOT_XEN
#endif
#endif /* CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL */
#endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index 37a8627d8277..c957e56af3a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ extern struct paravirt_patch_template pv_ops;
*/
#define PARAVIRT_CALL \
ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE \
- "call *%[paravirt_opptr];"
+ "call *%[paravirt_opptr]"
/*
* These macros are intended to wrap calls through one of the paravirt
--
2.51.1
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* [PATCH 2/2] x86/paravirt: Use XOR r32,r32 to clear register in pv_vcpu_is_preempted()
2025-11-20 19:15 [PATCH 1/2] x86/paravirt: Remove trailing semicolons from alternative asm templates Uros Bizjak
@ 2025-11-20 19:15 ` Uros Bizjak
2025-11-25 13:44 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-11-25 13:43 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/paravirt: Remove trailing semicolons from alternative asm templates Jürgen Groß
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Uros Bizjak @ 2025-11-20 19:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bcm-kernel-feedback-list, virtualization, x86, linux-kernel
Cc: Uros Bizjak, Juergen Gross, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen,
H. Peter Anvin
x86_64 zero extends 32bit operations, so for 64bit operands,
XOR r32,r32 is functionally equal to XOR r64,r64, but avoids
a REX prefix byte when legacy registers are used.
Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: Ajay Kaher <ajay.kaher@broadcom.com>
Cc: Alexey Makhalov <alexey.makhalov@broadcom.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 4f6ec60b4cb3..59aec695ae5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static __always_inline void pv_kick(int cpu)
static __always_inline bool pv_vcpu_is_preempted(long cpu)
{
return PVOP_ALT_CALLEE1(bool, lock.vcpu_is_preempted, cpu,
- "xor %%" _ASM_AX ", %%" _ASM_AX,
+ "xor %%eax, %%eax",
ALT_NOT(X86_FEATURE_VCPUPREEMPT));
}
--
2.51.1
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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/paravirt: Remove trailing semicolons from alternative asm templates
2025-11-20 19:15 [PATCH 1/2] x86/paravirt: Remove trailing semicolons from alternative asm templates Uros Bizjak
2025-11-20 19:15 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/paravirt: Use XOR r32,r32 to clear register in pv_vcpu_is_preempted() Uros Bizjak
@ 2025-11-25 13:43 ` Jürgen Groß
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jürgen Groß @ 2025-11-25 13:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Uros Bizjak, bcm-kernel-feedback-list, virtualization, x86,
linux-kernel
Cc: Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar,
Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin
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On 20.11.25 20:15, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> GCC inline asm treats semicolons as instruction separators, so a
> semicolon after the last instruction is not required.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Juergen
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@ 2025-11-25 13:44 ` Jürgen Groß
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Jürgen Groß @ 2025-11-25 13:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Uros Bizjak, bcm-kernel-feedback-list, virtualization, x86,
linux-kernel
Cc: Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar,
Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin
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On 20.11.25 20:15, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> x86_64 zero extends 32bit operations, so for 64bit operands,
> XOR r32,r32 is functionally equal to XOR r64,r64, but avoids
> a REX prefix byte when legacy registers are used.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Juergen
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