Re: [PATCH v3 08/15] x86: add new features for paravirt patching

[Borislav Petkov]

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 07:30:24PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 09:12:57PM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
> >    ld: arch/x86/kernel/alternative.o: in function `paravirt_set_cap':
> > >> arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c:605: undefined reference to `pv_is_native_spin_unlock'
> > >> ld: arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c:608: undefined reference to `pv_is_native_vcpu_is_preempted'
> 
> Looks like alternative.c needs #include <asm/paravirt.h>.

Nah, that needs paravirt_set_cap() to be inside
CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS-enabled ifdeffery.

Jürgen, why don't you move it to arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c? That
should keep the ifdeffery low.

Thx.

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