Re: [PATCH v2 03/10] x86: assembly, use SYM_FUNC_END for functions

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed Mar 22 2017 - 11:53:38 EST


On 03/22/2017, 03:26 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 01:32:15PM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>> Somewhere END was used to end a function, elsewhere, nothing was used.
>> So unify it and mark them all by SYM_FUNC_END.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxx>
>
> For me these patches would be easier to review if the SYM_FUNC_START and
> SYM_FUNC_END pairs for a given function are done in the same patch.

This patchset was intended to make everything paired with minimum
changes. I certainly can change also counter-elements of each
added/changed one if you prefer.

> Also I noticed several cases in entry_64.S where the old ENTRY macro is
> still used, and paired with SYM_FUNC_END.
>
> Maybe there should be an x86 version of the deprecated ENTRY/ENDPROC/etc
> macros which throw a warning or an error?

Yes, my plan is to throw ENTRY/ENDPROC on the floor from x86 completely.
And I will do it after this patchset settles down by sed or something in
one shot (per directory or something).

thanks,
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js
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