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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH RFC V2 3/5] jump_label: if a key has already been

To: Jason Baron <jbaron@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH RFC V2 3/5] jump_label: if a key has already been initialized, don't nop it out
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:13:50 -0700
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On 10/06/2011 11:10 AM, Jason Baron wrote:
> 
> It would be cool if we could make the total width 2-bytes, when
> possible.  It might be possible by making the initial 'JUMP_LABEL_INITIAL_NOP'
> as a 'jmp' to the 'l_yes' label. And then patching that with a no-op at boot
> time or link time - letting the compiler pick the width. In that way we could
> get the optimal width...
> 

Yes, that would be a win just based on icache footprint alone.

        -hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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