On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 at 21:46, Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 3:33 AM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > The SEV code that may run early is now built with -fPIC and so there is > > no longer a need for explicit RIP-relative references in inline asm, > > given that is what the compiler will emit as well. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c | 37 +++----------------- > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) > > snp_cpuid_get_table() in arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c (a helper > function to provide the same inline assembly pattern for RIP-relative > references) would also no longer be needed, as all calls to it would > now be made in position-independent code. We can therefore eliminate > the function as part of this commit. Yes that would be another nice cleanup.
