x86: Add new static_cpu_has() function using alternatives
For CPU-feature-specific code that touches performance-critical paths,
introduce a static patching version of [boot_]cpu_has(). This is run
at alternatives time and is therefore not appropriate for most
initialization code, but on the other hand initialization code is
generally not performance critical.
On gcc 4.5+ this uses the new "asm goto" feature.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
LKML-Reference: <1273135546-29690-2-git-send-email-avi@redhat.com>
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