Re: [PATCH 0/7] riscv: Various text patching improvements

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Hi Samuel,

On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 06:55:11PM -0800, Samuel Holland wrote:
> Here are a few changes to minimize calls to stop_machine() and
> flush_icache_*() in the various text patching functions, as well as
> to simplify the code.
> 
> 
> Samuel Holland (7):
>   riscv: jump_label: Batch icache maintenance
>   riscv: jump_label: Simplify assembly syntax
>   riscv: kprobes: Use patch_text_nosync() for insn slots
>   riscv: Simplify text patching loops
>   riscv: Pass patch_text() the length in bytes
>   riscv: Use offset_in_page() in text patching functions
>   riscv: Remove extra variable in patch_text_nosync()

This does look like a nice clean-up.  Just curious (a "teach me"-like question),
how did you test these changes? kselftests, micro-benchmarks, other?

BTW, I recall a parallel work from Alex and Bjorn [1] that might have some minor
conflict with these changes; + both of them to Cc: for further sync.

  Andrea

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240206204607.527195-1-alexghiti@xxxxxxxxxxxx/






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