Commit d1953aa3bc92 for kernel

commit d1953aa3bc92379be10b10b3bcceba1550bfbf6a
Merge: 14c357c4add8 a4233c21e773
Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Tue Feb 10 18:22:04 2026 -0800

    Merge tag 'x86_alternatives_for_v7.0_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

    Pull x86 alternatives update from Borislav Petkov:

     - Reorganize the alternatives patching mechanism to patch a single
       location only once instead of multiple times as it was the case with
       the two or three alternative options macros

    * tag 'x86_alternatives_for_v7.0_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
      x86/alternative: Patch a single alternative location only once
      x86/alternative: Use helper functions for patching alternatives