From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> __supported_pte_mask is accessed from code that executes from a 1:1 mapping so it cannot use a plain access from C. Replace the use of fixup_pointer() with RIP_REL_REF(), which is better and simpler. Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/head64.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c index 2ac904110f6a..e2573ddae32f 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c @@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr, p4dval_t *p4d; pudval_t *pud; pmdval_t *pmd, pmd_entry; - pteval_t *mask_ptr; bool la57; int i; @@ -259,8 +258,7 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr, pmd_entry = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC & ~_PAGE_GLOBAL; /* Filter out unsupported __PAGE_KERNEL_* bits: */ - mask_ptr = fixup_pointer(&__supported_pte_mask, physaddr); - pmd_entry &= *mask_ptr; + pmd_entry &= RIP_REL_REF(__supported_pte_mask); pmd_entry += sme_get_me_mask(); pmd_entry += physaddr; -- 2.44.0.rc0.258.g7320e95886-goog