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+#ifndef _X86_64_ALTERNATIVE_H
+#define _X86_64_ALTERNATIVE_H
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
+
+struct alt_instr {
+	u8 *instr; 		/* original instruction */
+	u8 *replacement;
+	u8  cpuid;		/* cpuid bit set for replacement */
+	u8  instrlen;		/* length of original instruction */
+	u8  replacementlen; 	/* length of new instruction, <= instrlen */
+	u8  pad[5];
+};
+
+extern void apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start, struct alt_instr *end);
+
+struct module;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+extern void alternatives_smp_module_add(struct module *mod, char *name,
+					void *locks, void *locks_end,
+					void *text, void *text_end);
+extern void alternatives_smp_module_del(struct module *mod);
+extern void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp);
+#else
+static inline void alternatives_smp_module_add(struct module *mod, char *name,
+					void *locks, void *locks_end,
+					void *text, void *text_end) {}
+static inline void alternatives_smp_module_del(struct module *mod) {}
+static inline void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp) {}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Alternative instructions for different CPU types or capabilities.
+ *
+ * This allows to use optimized instructions even on generic binary
+ * kernels.
+ *
+ * length of oldinstr must be longer or equal the length of newinstr
+ * It can be padded with nops as needed.
+ *
+ * For non barrier like inlines please define new variants
+ * without volatile and memory clobber.
+ */
+#define alternative(oldinstr, newinstr, feature) 	\
+	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n" 		     \
+		      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"     	     \
+		      "  .align 8\n"				       \
+		      "  .quad 661b\n"            /* label */          \
+		      "  .quad 663f\n"		  /* new instruction */ \
+		      "  .byte %c0\n"             /* feature bit */    \
+		      "  .byte 662b-661b\n"       /* sourcelen */      \
+		      "  .byte 664f-663f\n"       /* replacementlen */ \
+		      ".previous\n"					\
+		      ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"		\
+		      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"   /* replacement */ \
+		      ".previous" :: "i" (feature) : "memory")
+
+/*
+ * Alternative inline assembly with input.
+ *
+ * Pecularities:
+ * No memory clobber here.
+ * Argument numbers start with 1.
+ * Best is to use constraints that are fixed size (like (%1) ... "r")
+ * If you use variable sized constraints like "m" or "g" in the
+ * replacement make sure to pad to the worst case length.
+ */
+#define alternative_input(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, input...)	\
+	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"			\
+		      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"		\
+		      "  .align 8\n"					\
+		      "  .quad 661b\n"            /* label */		\
+		      "  .quad 663f\n"		  /* new instruction */	\
+		      "  .byte %c0\n"             /* feature bit */	\
+		      "  .byte 662b-661b\n"       /* sourcelen */	\
+		      "  .byte 664f-663f\n"       /* replacementlen */	\
+		      ".previous\n"					\
+		      ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"		\
+		      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"   /* replacement */ \
+		      ".previous" :: "i" (feature), ##input)
+
+/* Like alternative_input, but with a single output argument */
+#define alternative_io(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, output, input...) \
+	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"			\
+		      ".section .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"		\
+		      "  .align 8\n"					\
+		      "  .quad 661b\n"            /* label */		\
+		      "  .quad 663f\n"		  /* new instruction */	\
+		      "  .byte %c[feat]\n"        /* feature bit */	\
+		      "  .byte 662b-661b\n"       /* sourcelen */	\
+		      "  .byte 664f-663f\n"       /* replacementlen */	\
+		      ".previous\n"					\
+		      ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"		\
+		      "663:\n\t" newinstr "\n664:\n"   /* replacement */ \
+		      ".previous" : output : [feat] "i" (feature), ##input)
+
+/*
+ * Alternative inline assembly for SMP.
+ *
+ * The LOCK_PREFIX macro defined here replaces the LOCK and
+ * LOCK_PREFIX macros used everywhere in the source tree.
+ *
+ * SMP alternatives use the same data structures as the other
+ * alternatives and the X86_FEATURE_UP flag to indicate the case of a
+ * UP system running a SMP kernel.  The existing apply_alternatives()
+ * works fine for patching a SMP kernel for UP.
+ *
+ * The SMP alternative tables can be kept after boot and contain both
+ * UP and SMP versions of the instructions to allow switching back to
+ * SMP at runtime, when hotplugging in a new CPU, which is especially
+ * useful in virtualized environments.
+ *
+ * The very common lock prefix is handled as special case in a
+ * separate table which is a pure address list without replacement ptr
+ * and size information.  That keeps the table sizes small.
+ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#define LOCK_PREFIX \
+		".section .smp_locks,\"a\"\n"	\
+		"  .align 8\n"			\
+		"  .quad 661f\n" /* address */	\
+		".previous\n"			\
+	       	"661:\n\tlock; "
+
+#else /* ! CONFIG_SMP */
+#define LOCK_PREFIX ""
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _X86_64_ALTERNATIVE_H */