[PATCH 20/22] x86/retpoline: Remove .text..__x86.return_thunk section

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Sun Aug 20 2023 - 21:20:14 EST


The '.text..__x86.return_thunk' section has no purpose. Remove it and
let the return thunk code live in '.text..__x86.indirect_thunk'.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 3 ---
arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S | 2 --
2 files changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 9188834e56c9..f1c3516d356d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ SECTIONS
LOCK_TEXT
KPROBES_TEXT
SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
-#ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
*(.text..__x86.indirect_thunk)
- *(.text..__x86.return_thunk)
-#endif
STATIC_CALL_TEXT

ALIGN_ENTRY_TEXT_BEGIN
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
index 415521dbe15e..49f2be7c7b35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ SYM_CODE_END(__x86_indirect_jump_thunk_array)

#ifdef CONFIG_RETHUNK

- .section .text..__x86.return_thunk
-
#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SRSO

/*
--
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