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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v1 06/27] x86/entry/64: Adapt assembly for PIE support



* Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >>        */
> >> -     cmpq    $.Lentry_SYSCALL_64_after_fastpath_call, (%rsp)
> >> +     leaq    .Lentry_SYSCALL_64_after_fastpath_call(%rip), %r11
> >> +     cmpq    %r11, (%rsp)
> >>       jne     1f

> > This patch seems to add extra overhead to the syscall fast-path even when 
> > PIE is
> > disabled, right?
> 
> It does add extra instructions when one is not possible, I preferred
> that over ifdefing but I can change it.

So my problem is, this pattern repeats in many other places as well, but 
sprinking 
various pieces of assembly code with #ifdefs would be very bad as well.

I have no good idea how to solve this.

Thanks,

        Ingo

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