Re: [PATCH 3/3] powerpc: lib: sstep: fix build errors

From: Segher Boessenkool
Date: Wed Feb 23 2022 - 10:31:31 EST


On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 02:58:20PM +0100, Anders Roxell wrote:
> Building tinyconfig with gcc (Debian 11.2.0-16) and assembler (Debian
> 2.37.90.20220207) the following build error shows up:
>
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:10576: Error: unrecognized opcode: `stbcx.'
> {standard input}:10680: Error: unrecognized opcode: `lharx'
> {standard input}:10694: Error: unrecognized opcode: `lbarx'
>
> Rework to add assembler directives [1] around the instruction. The
> problem with this might be that we can trick a power6 into
> single-stepping through an stbcx. for instance, and it will execute that
> in kernel mode.
>
> [1] https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/PowerPC_002dPseudo.html#PowerPC_002dPseudo

Wow, no wonder you think you need quotes after reading that. I'll try
to get that fixed.

Reviewed-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Segher