Implement the static (branch) assertion. It simply emits the address of the next instruction into a special section which objtool will read and validate against either __jump_table or .altinstructions. Use like: if (static_branch_likely(_key)) { arch_static_assert(); /* do stuff */ } Or if (static_cpu_has(_feat)) { arch_static_assert(); /* do stuff */ } Cc: Borislav Petkov Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Josh Poimboeuf Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) --- arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h @@ -62,6 +62,29 @@ static __always_inline bool arch_static_ return true; } +/* + * Annotation for objtool; asserts that the previous instruction is the + * jump_label patch site. Or rather, that the next instruction is a static + * branch target. + * + * Use like: + * + * if (static_branch_likely(key)) { + * arch_static_assert(); + * do_code(); + * } + * + * Also works with static_cpu_has(). + */ +static __always_inline void arch_static_assert(void) +{ + asm volatile ("1:\n\t" + ".pushsection .discard.jump_assert \n\t" + _ASM_ALIGN "\n\t" + _ASM_PTR "1b \n\t" + ".popsection \n\t"); +} + #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64 typedef u64 jump_label_t; #else