x86/alternative: Simplify int3_selftest_ip
authorPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Tue, 8 Mar 2022 15:30:37 +0000 (16:30 +0100)
committerPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:32:40 +0000 (10:32 +0100)
Similar to ibt_selftest_ip, apply the same pattern.

Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220308154318.700456643@infradead.org
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c

index b4470eabf151257a6ffb4f123197172b718b0f73..14d1003328e958afb126a5431a3160d9bb6ec4dd 100644 (file)
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ asm (
 "      .popsection\n"
 );
 
-extern __initdata unsigned long int3_selftest_ip; /* defined in asm below */
+extern void int3_selftest_ip(void); /* defined in asm below */
 
 static int __init
 int3_exception_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
@@ -733,14 +733,15 @@ int3_exception_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data
        if (val != DIE_INT3)
                return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-       if (regs->ip - INT3_INSN_SIZE != int3_selftest_ip)
+       if (regs->ip - INT3_INSN_SIZE != (unsigned long)&int3_selftest_ip)
                return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
        int3_emulate_call(regs, (unsigned long)&int3_magic);
        return NOTIFY_STOP;
 }
 
-static void __init int3_selftest(void)
+/* Must be noinline to ensure uniqueness of int3_selftest_ip. */
+static noinline void __init int3_selftest(void)
 {
        static __initdata struct notifier_block int3_exception_nb = {
                .notifier_call  = int3_exception_notify,
@@ -753,18 +754,10 @@ static void __init int3_selftest(void)
        /*
         * Basically: int3_magic(&val); but really complicated :-)
         *
-        * Stick the address of the INT3 instruction into int3_selftest_ip,
-        * then trigger the INT3, padded with NOPs to match a CALL instruction
-        * length.
+        * INT3 padded with NOP to CALL_INSN_SIZE. The int3_exception_nb
+        * notifier above will emulate CALL for us.
         */
-       asm volatile ("1: int3; nop; nop; nop; nop\n\t"
-                     ".pushsection .init.data,\"aw\"\n\t"
-                     ".align " __ASM_SEL(4, 8) "\n\t"
-                     ".type int3_selftest_ip, @object\n\t"
-                     ".size int3_selftest_ip, " __ASM_SEL(4, 8) "\n\t"
-                     "int3_selftest_ip:\n\t"
-                     __ASM_SEL(.long, .quad) " 1b\n\t"
-                     ".popsection\n\t"
+       asm volatile ("int3_selftest_ip: int3; nop; nop; nop; nop\n\t"
                      : ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT
                      : __ASM_SEL_RAW(a, D) (&val)
                      : "memory");