From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>,
tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com, pjt@google.com, jikos@kernel.org,
gregkh@linux-foundation.org, dave.hansen@intel.com,
mingo@kernel.org, riel@redhat.com, luto@amacapital.net,
torvalds@linux-foundation.org, ak@linux.intel.com,
keescook@google.com, peterz@infradead.org, tglx@linutronix.de,
hpa@zytor.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/pti] x86/retpoline: Fill return stack buffer on vmexit
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:53:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180125175334.7wlin4ftnqkq2fil@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1516899639.30244.145.camel@infradead.org>
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 05:00:39PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> And the whole problem here is that patching it in with alternatives is
> painful on kernels < 4.1 because back then, we didn't cope with
> oldinstr and altinstr being different lengths.
>
> And they don't want to fix *that* because kABI...
So if it were only because of the KABI, I would never sent a mail on the
list but would've done it in our tress and forgotten about it.
[ And just to set one thing straight: I'm not the right person to
complain to about KABI. ]
Now, I happen to think that those macros could be simplified regardless.
And I don't see *anything* wrong with that. Like making them more
readable, simpler, etc, etc. That's the only reason why I raised the
issue here. I mentioned the KABI because I didn't want to leave anything
out from the whole picture.
So forget the KABI angle and think: simpler, cleaner, more readable
macros.
Oh, and David, if while doing so I manage to add the alignment, then
*that* is even better.
Win-win-effing-win situation!
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-01-25 17:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 85+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-01-11 21:46 [PATCH v8 00/12] Retpoline: Avoid speculative indirect calls in kernel David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 01/12] objtool: Detect jumps to retpoline thunks David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:22 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 02/12] objtool: Allow alternatives to be ignored David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:22 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-18 19:09 ` [v8,02/12] " Guenter Roeck
2018-01-18 19:33 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-18 19:41 ` Guenter Roeck
2018-01-22 19:34 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-22 20:25 ` Guenter Roeck
2018-01-22 20:27 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-28 21:06 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-29 1:26 ` Guenter Roeck
2018-01-29 17:15 ` Guenter Roeck
2018-01-29 17:30 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-22 19:27 ` Guenter Roeck
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 03/12] x86/retpoline: Add initial retpoline support David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:23 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:58 ` [PATCH v8 03/12] " Tom Lendacky
2018-01-12 10:28 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-12 14:02 ` Tom Lendacky
2018-01-14 15:02 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-14 15:53 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-14 15:59 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 04/12] x86/spectre: Add boot time option to select Spectre v2 mitigation David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:23 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-23 22:40 ` [PATCH v8 04/12] " Borislav Petkov
2018-01-23 22:53 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-23 23:05 ` Andi Kleen
2018-01-23 22:55 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-23 23:05 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-24 0:32 ` Kees Cook
2018-01-24 9:58 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-23 23:06 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-23 23:21 ` Andi Kleen
2018-01-23 23:24 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-23 23:45 ` Andi Kleen
2018-01-23 23:49 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-24 4:26 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2018-01-24 9:56 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-24 13:58 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2018-01-24 14:03 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-24 14:22 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 05/12] x86/retpoline/crypto: Convert crypto assembler indirect jumps David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:24 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 06/12] x86/retpoline/entry: Convert entry " David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:24 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 07/12] x86/retpoline/ftrace: Convert ftrace " David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:25 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 08/12] x86/retpoline/hyperv: Convert " David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:25 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 09/12] x86/retpoline/xen: Convert Xen hypercall " David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:25 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 10/12] x86/retpoline/checksum32: Convert assembler " David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:26 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 11/12] x86/retpoline/irq32: " David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:26 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for Andi Kleen
2018-01-11 21:46 ` [PATCH v8 12/12] x86/retpoline: Fill return stack buffer on vmexit David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:27 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-11 23:51 ` [PATCH v8 12/12] " Andi Kleen
2018-01-12 11:11 ` [PATCH v8.1 " David Woodhouse
2018-01-12 11:15 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-01-12 11:21 ` Woodhouse, David
2018-01-12 11:37 ` [tip:x86/pti] " tip-bot for David Woodhouse
2018-01-14 14:50 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-14 15:28 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-01-14 15:35 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-25 12:07 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-25 12:20 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-25 12:45 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-25 15:10 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-25 15:51 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-25 16:03 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-25 16:56 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-25 17:00 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-25 17:05 ` Andy Lutomirski
2018-01-25 17:44 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-25 18:41 ` Jiri Kosina
2018-01-25 17:10 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-01-25 17:32 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-25 17:53 ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2018-01-25 18:04 ` David Woodhouse
2018-01-25 18:32 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2018-01-25 19:07 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-01-25 19:10 ` Borislav Petkov
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