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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Cc: Julien Thierry <jthierry@redhat.com>,
	Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@oracle.com>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] objtool: Add support for return trampoline call
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 17:51:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200404155126.GF20730@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200404142232.wpn7estahnabfy3z@treble>

On Sat, Apr 04, 2020 at 09:22:32AM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 04, 2020 at 03:32:18PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 03, 2020 at 05:46:20PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Fri, Apr 03, 2020 at 10:17:57AM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > > > Peter, I think my previous idea for UNWIND_HINT_ADJUST stack_add=8 would
> > > > work here?
> > > 
> > > Yes, it would.
> > 
> > Sorry, I have reconsidered. While it will shut up objtool, it will not
> > 'work'. That is, the ORC data generated will not correctly unwind.
> > 
> > I'll try and write a longer email tonight.
> 
> Right, that's what I've been trying to say.  The ORC data will be
> non-deterministic unless we unroll the loop.  Or did you mean something
> else?

The below should result in deterministic code.

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 07e95dcb40ad..109ee65f4a11 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
 	jmp	775b;				\
 774:						\
 	dec	reg;				\
-	jnz	771b;				\
-	add	$(BITS_PER_LONG/8) * nr, sp;
+	add	$(BITS_PER_LONG/8) * $2, sp;	\
+	jnz	771b;
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 

  reply	other threads:[~2020-04-04 15:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-02  8:22 [PATCH 0/7] objtool changes to remove most ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 1/7] objtool: is_fentry_call() crashes if call has no destination Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 2/7] objtool: Allow branches within the same alternative Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 12:03   ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-02 12:38     ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 3/7] objtool: Add support for intra-function calls Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 12:53   ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-02 13:24     ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 13:38       ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-02 14:56         ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 15:04       ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-02 15:54         ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03  7:06           ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 15:49     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-02 17:27       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03  8:01       ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-03 12:41         ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-03 12:49           ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-03 14:37             ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-03 14:44         ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 4/7] objtool: Add support for return trampoline call Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 13:26   ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-02 14:46     ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02 15:31       ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-02 15:40         ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-03  8:11           ` Julien Thierry
2020-04-03 15:17             ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03 15:22               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03 15:32                 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03 15:46               ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-03 15:55                 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-04 13:32                 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-04 14:22                   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-04 15:51                     ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2020-04-06  8:19                       ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-06  9:31                         ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-06 11:03                           ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-06 14:16                       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-02 15:27   ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-03  7:19     ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-06 14:34     ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-06 14:55       ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 5/7] x86/speculation: Annotate intra-function calls Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-03 16:05   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03 16:16     ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03 17:14       ` Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-03 17:18         ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-03 17:24           ` Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-03 18:20             ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 6/7] x86/speculation: Annotate retpoline return instructions Alexandre Chartre
2020-04-02  8:22 ` [PATCH 7/7] x86/speculation: Remove most ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE Alexandre Chartre

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