@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ static inline void apply_alternatives_module(void *start, size_t length) { }
.byte \alt_len
.endm
-.macro alternative_insn insn1, insn2, cap, enable = 1
+/*
+ * Disable the whole block if enable == 0, unless first_insn == 1 in which
+ * case insn1 will always be issued but without an alternative insn2.
+ */
+.macro alternative_insn insn1, insn2, cap, enable = 1, first_insn = 0
.if \enable
661: \insn1
662: .pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
@@ -122,6 +126,8 @@ static inline void apply_alternatives_module(void *start, size_t length) { }
664: .popsection
.org . - (664b-663b) + (662b-661b)
.org . - (662b-661b) + (664b-663b)
+ .elseif \first_insn
+ \insn1
.endif
.endm
There are situations where we do not want to disable the whole block based on a config option, only the alternative part while keeping the first instruction. Improve the alternative_insn assembler macro to take a 'first_insn' argument, default 0 to preserve the current behaviour. Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> --- arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)