Re: [PATCH 4/7] objtool: Add support for return trampoline call

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Mon Apr 06 2020 - 10:16:47 EST


On Sat, Apr 04, 2020 at 05:51:26PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 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__

That should work, though we should make sure it doesn't break the RSB
clearing -- I'm pretty sure it wouldn't, but you never know...

--
Josh