Re: [PATCH 1/2] efi/libstub/x86: use const attribute for efi_is_64bit()

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On Wed, Jan 08, 2020 at 08:45:01AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Reshuffle the x86 stub code a bit so that we can tag the efi_is_64bit()
> function with the 'const' attribute, which permits the compiler to
> optimize away any redundant calls. Since we have two different entry
> points for 32 and 64 bit firmware in the startup code, this also
> simplifies the C code since we'll enter it with the efi_is64 variable
> already set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c   | 14 ++++++--------
>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S |  7 +++----
>  arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h         |  2 +-
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> index 4afd29eb5b34..ab3a40283db7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> @@ -21,16 +21,18 @@
>  #include "eboot.h"
>  
>  static efi_system_table_t *sys_table;
> -static bool efi_is64 = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64);
> +extern const bool efi_is64;
>  

Didn't we need to declare this with hidden visibility? Or use the
#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)?



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