On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 5:58 PM Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 08, 2021 at 04:55:14PM +0100, Andrey Konovalov wrote: > > @@ -68,10 +69,16 @@ static inline void mte_set_mem_tag_range(void *addr, size_t size, u8 tag) > > * 'asm volatile' is required to prevent the compiler to move > > * the statement outside of the loop. > > */ > > - asm volatile(__MTE_PREAMBLE "stg %0, [%0]" > > - : > > - : "r" (curr) > > - : "memory"); > > + if (init) > > + asm volatile(__MTE_PREAMBLE "stzg %0, [%0]" > > + : > > + : "r" (curr) > > + : "memory"); > > + else > > + asm volatile(__MTE_PREAMBLE "stg %0, [%0]" > > + : > > + : "r" (curr) > > + : "memory"); > > > > curr += MTE_GRANULE_SIZE; > > } while (curr != end); > > Is 'init' always a built-in constant here? If not, checking it once > outside the loop may be better (or check the code generation, maybe the > compiler is smart enough). I think it's worth moving the init check outside the loop anyway. Will do in v3. Thanks!