Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] riscv: remove unused functions in traps_misaligned.c

From: Björn Töpel
Date: Wed Oct 04 2023 - 12:51:55 EST


Clément Léger <cleger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Replace macros by the only two function calls that are done from this
> file, store_u8() and load_u8().
>
> Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <cleger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c | 46 +++++-----------------------
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c
> index 378f5b151443..e7bfb33089c1 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c
> @@ -151,51 +151,19 @@
> #define PRECISION_S 0
> #define PRECISION_D 1
>
> -#define DECLARE_UNPRIVILEGED_LOAD_FUNCTION(type, insn) \
> -static inline type load_##type(const type *addr) \
> -{ \
> - type val; \
> - asm (#insn " %0, %1" \
> - : "=&r" (val) : "m" (*addr)); \
> - return val; \
> -}
> +static inline u8 load_u8(const u8 *addr)

Really a nit, and applies to the whole file: "static inline" in a .c
file is just useless.

> +{
> + u8 val;
>
> -#define DECLARE_UNPRIVILEGED_STORE_FUNCTION(type, insn) \
> -static inline void store_##type(type *addr, type val) \
> -{ \
> - asm volatile (#insn " %0, %1\n" \
> - : : "r" (val), "m" (*addr)); \
> -}
> + asm volatile("lbu %0, %1" : "=&r" (val) : "m" (*addr));

Why do you need early clobber here?


Björn