On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 07:05:24PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote: > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c > index 45a280f2161c..b4d6868df573 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c > @@ -504,17 +513,17 @@ void __init_or_module noinline apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start, > * patch if feature is *NOT* present. > */ > if (!boot_cpu_has(a->cpuid) == !(a->flags & ALT_FLAG_NOT)) { > - optimize_nops_inplace(instr, a->instrlen); > + optimize_nops_inplace(wr_instr, a->instrlen); > continue; > } > > - DPRINTK(ALT, "feat: %d*32+%d, old: (%pS (%px) len: %d), repl: (%px, len: %d) flags: 0x%x", > + DPRINTK(ALT, "feat: %d*32+%d, old: (%px (%px) len: %d), repl: (%px (%px), len: %d) flags: 0x%x", > a->cpuid >> 5, > a->cpuid & 0x1f, > - instr, instr, a->instrlen, > - replacement, a->replacementlen, a->flags); > + instr, wr_instr, a->instrlen, > + replacement, wr_replacement, a->replacementlen, a->flags); I think this, and > > - memcpy(insn_buff, replacement, a->replacementlen); > + memcpy(insn_buff, wr_replacement, a->replacementlen); > insn_buff_sz = a->replacementlen; > > if (a->flags & ALT_FLAG_DIRECT_CALL) { > @@ -528,11 +537,11 @@ void __init_or_module noinline apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start, > > apply_relocation(insn_buff, a->instrlen, instr, replacement, a->replacementlen); > > - DUMP_BYTES(ALT, instr, a->instrlen, "%px: old_insn: ", instr); > + DUMP_BYTES(ALT, wr_instr, a->instrlen, "%px: old_insn: ", instr); this, want to remain as is. > DUMP_BYTES(ALT, replacement, a->replacementlen, "%px: rpl_insn: ", replacement); > DUMP_BYTES(ALT, insn_buff, insn_buff_sz, "%px: final_insn: ", instr); > > - text_poke_early(instr, insn_buff, insn_buff_sz); > + text_poke_early(wr_instr, insn_buff, insn_buff_sz); > } > > kasan_enable_current(); The rationale being that we then print an address that can be correlated to the kernel image (provided one either kills kaslr or adjusts for it).