[PATCH 05/89] KVM: arm64: Extend comment in has_vhe()

[Will Deacon]

has_vhe() expands to a compile-time constant when evaluated from the VHE
or nVHE code, alternatively checking a static key when called from
elsewhere in the kernel. On face value, this looks like a case of
premature optimization, but in fact this allows symbol references on
VHE-specific code paths to be dropped from the nVHE object.

Expand the comment in has_vhe() to make this clearer, hopefully
discouraging anybody from simplifying the code.

Cc: David Brazdil <dbrazdil at google.com>
Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will at kernel.org>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
index 3c8af033a997..0e80db4327b6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ static __always_inline bool has_vhe(void)
 	/*
 	 * Code only run in VHE/NVHE hyp context can assume VHE is present or
 	 * absent. Otherwise fall back to caps.
+	 * This allows the compiler to discard VHE-specific code from the
+	 * nVHE object, reducing the number of external symbol references
+	 * needed to link.
 	 */
 	if (is_vhe_hyp_code())
 		return true;
-- 
2.36.1.124.g0e6072fb45-goog