RE: [RESEND PATCH 2/6] x86/traps: add a system interrupt table for system interrupt dispatch

[H. Peter Anvin]

On November 10, 2022 11:55:22 AM PST, "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@xxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> This is not a valid SOB, it would suggest hpa is the author, but he's not in in
>> From.
>
>HPA wrote the initial dispatch code for FRED, and I worked with him to
>refactor it for KVM/VMX NMI/IRQ dispatch.  So use SOB from both.  No?
>
>> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c index
>> > 178015a820f0..95dd917ef9ad 100644
>> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
>> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
>> > @@ -1444,6 +1444,61 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SW(iret_error)  }  #endif
>> >
>> > +#define SYSV(x,y) [(x) - FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR] =
>> > +(system_interrupt_handler)y
>> > +
>> > +#pragma GCC diagnostic push
>> > +#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-function-type"
>> 
>> How does this not break CFI ?
>
>I wasn't aware of it, will check.
>

It doesn't break CFI because the arguments passed is always a strict superset of the ones expected and they are free enough that they are always passed in registers.