Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives

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To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:16:28 +0200
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On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 04:05:31PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:

> But, I'm 100% sure that we want to distinguish a LASS-necessitated
> stac()/clac() from a SMAP-necessitated one somehow.

Yeah, if only to make it easier to understand the code.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives
  - From: Kirill A. Shutemov

References:
- [PATCH v4 00/16] Enable Linear Address Space Separation support
  - From: Alexander Shishkin
- [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives
  - From: Alexander Shishkin
- Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives
  - From: Borislav Petkov
- Re: [PATCH v4 03/16] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel alternatives
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