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Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/13] x86/asm: Convert ALTERNATIVE*() assembler macros to
 preprocessor macros
To: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>, x86@kernel.org
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From: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
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On 04/10/17 17:58, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> The ALTERNATIVE() and ALTERNATIVE_2() macros are GNU assembler macros,
> which makes them quite inflexible for future changes.  Convert them to
> preprocessor macros.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>


Juergen