[PATCH 1/7] KVM: s390: Drop unused and unreachable kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick()

Steffen Eiden seiden at linux.ibm.com
Tue Nov 3 03:45:48 PST 2026


On Mon, Nov 02, 2026 at 07:34:32AM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 2026, Steffen Eiden wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 12:02:53PM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > > Drop s390's kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick() stub as the one and only call site
> > > is wrapped with "#ifndef CONFIG_S390".
> > 
> > In the somehow near future I'll remove those #ifdefs and use the kick
> > stuff for kvm_arm64. The native s390 KVM then must at least keep an
> > (unused) symbol at hand. It seems that the compiler could not optimize
> > those calls away. So let's keep it there so I do not have to re-add it
> > soon.
> 
> Please read the rest of the series.  kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick() goes away
> entirely.

Sorry for that. This patch just jumped to my attention and I had no time
yet to read the rest. 

	Steffen



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