Hi Robin,
On 2017/11/1 19:24, Robin Murphy wrote:
>> + esb
>> +alternative_else_nop_endif
>> +1:
>> + .endm
> Having a branch in here is pretty horrible, and furthermore using label
> number 1 has a pretty high chance of subtly breaking code where this
> macro is inserted.
>
> Can we not somehow nest or combine the alternative conditions here?
I found it will report error if combine the alternative conditions here.
For example:
+ .macro error_synchronize
+alternative_if ARM64_HAS_IESB
+alternative_if ARM64_HAS_RAS_EXTN
+ esb
+alternative_else_nop_endif
+alternative_else_nop_endif
+ .endm
And even using b.eq/cbz instruction in the alternative instruction in
arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S,
it will report Error.
For example below
alternative_if ARM64_HAS_PAN
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b.eq xxxxx
alternative_else_nop_endif
I do not dig it deeply, do you know the reason about it or good suggestion
about that?
Thanks a lot in advance.
>
> Robin.
>
>> #endif /* __ASM_ASSEMBLER_H */
