[patch V5 10/12] futex: Convert to get/put_user_inline()

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Tue, Oct 28 2025 at 10:24, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> On 2025-10-27 04:44, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
>> 
>> Replace the open coded implementation with the new get/put_user_inline()
>> helpers. This might be replaced by a regular get/put_user(), but that needs
>> a proper performance evaluation.
>
> I understand that this is aiming to keep the same underlying code,
> but I find it surprising that the first user of the "inline" get/put
> user puts the burden of the proof on moving this to regular
> get/put_user() rather than on using the inlined version.
>
> The comment above the inline API clearly states that performance
> numbers are needed to justify the use of inline, not the opposite.
>
> I am concerned that this creates a precedent that may be used by future
> users of the inline API to use it without performance numbers
> justification.

There was not justification for the open coded inline either and
converting it to get/put must be a completely seperate change.