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Instead of using absolute addresses for both the old instrucions and the alternative instructions, use offsets relative to the alt_entry values. So this not only cuts the size of the alternative entry, but also meets the prerequisite for patching alternatives in the vDSO, since absolute alternative entries are subject to dynamic relocation, which is incompatible with the vDSO building. Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com> Reviewed-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230128172856.3814-10-jszhang@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.