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Minimum version of binutils required to compile the kernel is 2.25. This version correctly handles the "lock" prefix, so it is possible to remove the semicolon, which was used to support ancient versions of GNU as. Due to the semicolon, the compiler considers "lock; insn" as two separate instructions. Removing the semicolon makes asm length calculations more accurate, consequently making scheduling and inlining decisions of the compiler more accurate. Removing the semicolon also enables assembler checks involving lock prefix. Trying to assemble e.g. "lock andl %eax, %ebx" results in: Error: expecting lockable instruction after `lock' Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250228085149.2478245-1-ubizjak@gmail.com
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