x86/asm: Use %a instead of %P operand modifier in asm templates
The "P" asm operand modifier is a x86 target-specific modifier. For x86_64, when used with a symbol reference, the "%P" modifier emits "sym" instead of "sym(%rip)". This property is currently used to issue bare symbol reference. The generic "a" operand modifier should be used instead. The "a" asm operand modifier substitutes a memory reference, with the actual operand treated as address. For x86_64, when a symbol is provided, the "a" modifier emits "sym(%rip)" instead of "sym", enabling shorter %rip-relative addressing. Also note that unlike GCC, clang emits %rip-relative symbol reference with "P" asm operand modifier, so the patch also unifies symbol handling with both compilers. No functional changes intended. Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240319104418.284519-4-ubizjak@gmail.com
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