Re: [PATCH v4 07/16] riscv: cpufeature: Extract common elements from extension checking

From: Charlie Jenkins
Date: Wed May 01 2024 - 16:39:32 EST


On Wed, May 01, 2024 at 09:15:44PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
> On Wed, May 01, 2024 at 12:48:13PM -0700, Charlie Jenkins wrote:
> > On Wed, May 01, 2024 at 12:37:14PM +0100, Conor Dooley wrote:
> > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 02:29:21PM -0700, Charlie Jenkins wrote:
> > > > The __riscv_has_extension_likely() and __riscv_has_extension_unlikely()
> > > > functions from the vendor_extensions.h can be used to simplify the
> > > > standard extension checking code as well. Migrate those functions to
> > > > cpufeature.h and reorganize the code in the file to use the functions.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 78 +++++++++++++++++-------------
> > > > arch/riscv/include/asm/vendor_extensions.h | 28 -----------
> > > > 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> > > > index fedd479ccfd1..17896ec9ec11 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> > > > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> > > > @@ -98,59 +98,66 @@ extern bool riscv_isa_fallback;
> > > >
> > > > unsigned long riscv_isa_extension_base(const unsigned long *isa_bitmap);
> > > >
> > > > +#define EXT_ALL_VENDORS 0
> > >
> > > It's not really "all vendors", it's standard. Otherwise, this seems all
> >
> > This hooks up into the alternatives:
> >
> > ALTERNATIVE("nop", "j %l[l_yes]", %[vendor], %[ext], 1)
>
> Yeah, I know what you're using it for, I just find the naming odd.
> >
> > Where the "vendor" argument is supposed to be 0 if the alternative is
> > applicable to all vendors. Is there a better way to convey this?
>
> s/EXT_ALL_VENDORS/STANDARD_EXT/?

Sure :)

- Charlie