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* [PATCH 00/13] x86/paravirt: Make pv ops code generation more closely match reality
@ 2017-10-04 15:58 Josh Poimboeuf
  2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 01/13] x86/paravirt: remove wbinvd() paravirt interface Josh Poimboeuf
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From: Josh Poimboeuf @ 2017-10-04 15:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: x86
  Cc: linux-kernel, Juergen Gross, Andy Lutomirski, Linus Torvalds,
	Sasha Levin, live-patching, Jiri Slaby, Ingo Molnar,
	H. Peter Anvin, Peter Zijlstra, Mike Galbraith, Chris Wright,
	Alok Kataria, Rusty Russell, virtualization, Boris Ostrovsky,
	xen-devel, Thomas Gleixner, Borislav Petkov

This changes the pv ops code generation to more closely match reality.

For example, instead of:

  callq  *0xffffffff81e3a400 (pv_irq_ops.save_fl)

vmlinux will now show:

  pushfq
  pop    %rax
  nop
  nop
  nop
  nop
  nop

which is what the runtime version of the code will show in most cases.

This idea was suggested by Andy Lutomirski.

The benefits are:

- For the most common runtime cases (everything except Xen and vSMP),
  vmlinux disassembly now matches what the actual runtime code looks
  like.  This improves debuggability and kernel developer sanity (a
  precious resource).

- It fixes a KASAN warning in the ORC unwinder due to objtool not
  understanding the .parainstructions stuff.

- It's hopefully a first step in simplifying paravirt patching by
  getting rid of .parainstructions, pv ops, and apply_paravirt()
  completely.  (I think Xen can be changed to set CPU feature bits to
  specify which ops it needs during early boot, then those ops can be
  patched in using early alternatives.)

For more details, see the commit log in patch 11/13.

Josh Poimboeuf (13):
  x86/paravirt: remove wbinvd() paravirt interface
  x86/paravirt: Fix output constraint macro names
  x86/paravirt: Convert native patch assembly code strings to macros
  x86/paravirt: Convert DEF_NATIVE macro to GCC extended asm syntax
  x86/paravirt: Move paravirt asm macros to paravirt-asm.h
  x86/paravirt: Clean up paravirt-asm.h
  x86/paravirt: Simplify ____PVOP_CALL()
  x86/paravirt: Clean up paravirt_types.h
  x86/asm: Convert ALTERNATIVE*() assembler macros to preprocessor
    macros
  x86/alternative: Support indirect call replacement
  x86/paravirt: Add paravirt alternatives infrastructure
  objtool: Add support for new .pv_altinstructions section
  x86/paravirt: Convert natively patched pv ops to use paravirt
    alternatives

 arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S                |  13 +-
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S                |  12 +-
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S         |   9 +-
 arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32/system_call.S |  10 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/alternative-asm.h   |  71 ++++-----
 arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h       |  12 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h       |   1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt-asm.h      | 142 ++++++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h          | 174 ++++------------------
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h    | 243 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h              |   4 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h     |  31 +++-
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c            |  35 ++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c         |   2 +
 arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S                |   2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/module.c                 |  11 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c               |   1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_32.c      |  21 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c      |  31 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S            |   6 +
 arch/x86/lib/copy_page_64.S              |   2 +-
 arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S                 |   4 +-
 arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.S                |   3 +-
 arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S                 |   4 +-
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c              |   3 +-
 tools/objtool/special.c                  |  10 ++
 26 files changed, 516 insertions(+), 341 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt-asm.h

-- 
2.13.6

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2017-10-04 15:58 [PATCH 00/13] x86/paravirt: Make pv ops code generation more closely match reality Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 01/13] x86/paravirt: remove wbinvd() paravirt interface Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-24 13:17   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-24 13:17   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-24 13:17   ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17 14:39   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-17 14:39   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-17 14:39   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 02/13] x86/paravirt: Fix output constraint macro names Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25  9:33   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25  9:33   ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-16 20:50     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-16 20:50     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-16 20:50       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-17  6:55       ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17  6:55         ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17  6:55       ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25  9:33   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 03/13] x86/paravirt: Convert native patch assembly code strings to macros Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25  9:46   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25  9:46   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25  9:46   ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-16 21:04     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-16 21:04     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-16 21:04       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-17 18:07   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-17 18:07   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-17 18:07     ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-17 19:10     ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17 19:10     ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17 19:10       ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17 19:42       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-17 19:42         ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-18 10:20         ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-18 10:20           ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-18 13:17           ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-18 13:17             ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-18 13:17           ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-18 10:20         ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17 19:42       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 04/13] x86/paravirt: Convert DEF_NATIVE macro to GCC extended asm syntax Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 10:03   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 10:03   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 10:03   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 05/13] x86/paravirt: Move paravirt asm macros to paravirt-asm.h Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 10:32   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 10:32   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 10:32   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 06/13] x86/paravirt: Clean up paravirt-asm.h Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 10:59   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 10:59   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 10:59   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 07/13] x86/paravirt: Simplify ____PVOP_CALL() Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 11:01   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:01   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:01   ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-22 16:35   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-22 16:35   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-22 16:35   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 08/13] x86/paravirt: Clean up paravirt_types.h Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 11:08   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:08     ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:08   ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-22 20:46   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-22 20:46   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-11-22 20:46   ` Borislav Petkov
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 09/13] x86/asm: Convert ALTERNATIVE*() assembler macros to preprocessor macros Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 11:14   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:14   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:14     ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 10/13] x86/alternative: Support indirect call replacement Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-25 11:25   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:25   ` Juergen Gross
2017-10-25 11:25   ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-16 21:19     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-16 21:19     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-16 21:19       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-11-17  5:46       ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17  5:46       ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17  5:46         ` Juergen Gross
2017-11-17 19:52   ` H. Peter Anvin
2017-11-17 19:52     ` H. Peter Anvin
2017-11-17 19:52   ` H. Peter Anvin
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 11/13] x86/paravirt: Add paravirt alternatives infrastructure Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-05 20:35   ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-05 20:35     ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-06 14:32     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 15:29       ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-06 15:29         ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-06 16:30         ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 16:30         ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 16:30         ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 15:29       ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-12 19:11       ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-12 19:11       ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-12 19:11         ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-12 19:27         ` Andrew Cooper
2017-10-12 19:27         ` [Xen-devel] " Andrew Cooper
2017-10-12 19:27           ` Andrew Cooper
2017-10-12 19:53           ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-12 19:53           ` [Xen-devel] " Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-12 19:53             ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-16 18:18             ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-16 18:18             ` [Xen-devel] " Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-16 18:18               ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17  5:24               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17  5:24               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 13:58                 ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 13:58                   ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 14:36                   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 14:36                   ` [Xen-devel] " Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 14:36                   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 15:36                     ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 15:36                     ` [Xen-devel] " Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 15:36                       ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 20:17                       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 20:17                       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 20:36                         ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 20:36                           ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 20:50                           ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 20:50                           ` [Xen-devel] " Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 20:59                             ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 20:59                               ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 21:03                               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 21:03                               ` [Xen-devel] " Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 21:03                               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 20:59                             ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 20:50                           ` [Xen-devel] " Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 20:36                         ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 20:17                       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 13:58                 ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17  5:24               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-17 13:10               ` [Xen-devel] " Brian Gerst
2017-10-17 13:10               ` Brian Gerst
2017-10-17 13:10               ` [Xen-devel] " Brian Gerst
2017-10-17 14:05                 ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 14:05                 ` [Xen-devel] " Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-17 14:05                   ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-06 14:32     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 14:32     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-05 20:35   ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 12/13] objtool: Add support for new .pv_altinstructions section Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` [PATCH 13/13] x86/paravirt: Convert natively patched pv ops to use paravirt alternatives Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-04 15:58 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06  7:35 ` [Xen-devel] [PATCH 00/13] x86/paravirt: Make pv ops code generation more closely match reality Vitaly Kuznetsov
2017-10-06  7:35 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov
2017-10-06 14:36   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 14:36   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06 14:36   ` [Xen-devel] " Josh Poimboeuf
2017-10-06  7:35 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov

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