Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/retpoline,kprobes: Fix the [__indirect_thunk_start, ..end] range

From: Google
Date: Sat Jul 29 2023 - 11:15:18 EST


Hi Peter,

Can you pick this series to tip tree?
I think, these affect to x86 arch code.

Thank you,

On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:19:50 +0200
Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Fix problems with an output position of thunk sections and the
> associated definition of range [__indirect_thunk_start,
> __indirect_thunk_end] which affects the kprobes optimization.
>
> Initial v1 of the series kept the mentioned range but it turns out the
> logic which uses it is not necessary so it is removed altogether.
>
> Changes since v1 [1]:
> - Drop the patch which moved the return thunk out of
> [__indirect_thunk_start, ..end] and instead replace it with a removal
> of the kprobes optimization check which looked for calls to indirect
> thunks.
> - Slightly adjust the commit message for the first patch, to better
> match the new second patch.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230705081547.25130-1-petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx/
>
> Petr Pavlu (2):
> x86/retpoline,kprobes: Fix position of thunk sections with
> CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
> x86/retpoline,kprobes: Skip optprobe check for indirect jumps with
> retpolines and IBT
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 3 ---
> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c | 40 +++++++++++-----------------
> arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 4 +--
> arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S | 4 +--
> tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c | 4 +--
> 5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.35.3
>


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