This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
objtool: Skip magical retpoline .altinstr_replacement
to the 5.10-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
objtool-skip-magical-retpoline-.altinstr_replacement.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.10 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From foo@baz Tue Jul 12 05:07:35 PM CEST 2022
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:12:14 +0100
Subject: objtool: Skip magical retpoline .altinstr_replacement
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 50e7b4a1a1b264fc7df0698f2defb93cadf19a7b upstream.
When the .altinstr_replacement is a retpoline, skip the alternative.
We already special case retpolines anyway.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@xxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210326151300.259429287@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/special.c | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/tools/objtool/special.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/special.c
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ static int get_alt_entry(struct elf *elf
return -1;
}
+ /*
+ * Skip retpoline .altinstr_replacement... we already rewrite the
+ * instructions for retpolines anyway, see arch_is_retpoline()
+ * usage in add_{call,jump}_destinations().
+ */
+ if (arch_is_retpoline(new_reloc->sym))
+ return 1;
+
alt->new_sec = new_reloc->sym->sec;
alt->new_off = (unsigned int)new_reloc->addend;
@@ -152,7 +160,9 @@ int special_get_alts(struct elf *elf, st
memset(alt, 0, sizeof(*alt));
ret = get_alt_entry(elf, entry, sec, idx, alt);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret > 0)
+ continue;
+ if (ret < 0)
return ret;
list_add_tail(&alt->list, alts);
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-5.10/objtool-cache-instruction-relocs.patch
queue-5.10/x86-sev-avoid-using-__x86_return_thunk.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-add-elf_create_undef_symbol.patch
queue-5.10/x86-ftrace-use-alternative-ret-encoding.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-re-add-unwind_hint_-save_restore.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-add-retbleed-ibpb.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-enable-stibp-for-jmp2ret.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-cleanup-some-ifdefery.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-handle-__sanitize_cov-tail-calls.patch
queue-5.10/x86-prepare-asm-files-for-straight-line-speculation.patch
queue-5.10/kvm-vmx-flatten-__vmx_vcpu_run.patch
queue-5.10/x86-kvm-vmx-make-noinstr-clean.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-x86-replace-alternatives-with-.retpoline_sites.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-skip-magical-retpoline-.altinstr_replacement.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retbleed-add-fine-grained-kconfig-knobs.patch
queue-5.10/x86-cpu-amd-add-spectral-chicken.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-add-straight-line-speculation-validation.patch
queue-5.10/kvm-vmx-fix-ibrs-handling-after-vmexit.patch
queue-5.10/kvm-vmx-prevent-guest-rsb-poisoning-attacks-with-eibrs.patch
queue-5.10/x86-vsyscall_emu-64-don-t-use-ret-in-vsyscall-emulation.patch
queue-5.10/tools-arch-update-arch-x86-lib-mem-cpy-set-_64.s-copies-used-in-perf-bench-mem-memcpy.patch
queue-5.10/x86-add-straight-line-speculation-mitigation.patch
queue-5.10/x86-add-magic-amd-return-thunk.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-keep-a-per-cpu-ia32_spec_ctrl-value.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternatives-optimize-optimize_nops.patch
queue-5.10/x86-objtool-create-.return_sites.patch
queue-5.10/crypto-x86-poly1305-fixup-sls.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-handle-jcc-__x86_indirect_thunk_-reg.patch
queue-5.10/x86-kvm-fix-setcc-emulation-for-return-thunks.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-fix-objtool-regression-on-x32-systems.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-relax-text_poke_bp-constraint.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-swizzle-retpoline-thunk.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-rework-the-elf_rebuild_reloc_section-logic.patch
queue-5.10/x86-speculation-fix-firmware-entry-spec_ctrl-handling.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-remove-unused-replacement-symbols.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-fix-symbol-creation.patch
queue-5.10/x86-speculation-add-spectre_v2-ibrs-option-to-support-kernel-ibrs.patch
queue-5.10/bpf-x86-respect-x86_feature_retpoline.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-fix-type-of-reloc-addend.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-x86-rewrite-retpoline-thunk-calls.patch
queue-5.10/x86-undo-return-thunk-damage.patch
queue-5.10/x86-prepare-inline-asm-for-straight-line-speculation.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-support-alternative_ternary.patch
queue-5.10/kvm-emulate-fix-setcc-emulation-function-offsets-with-sls.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-handle-per-arch-retpoline-naming.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-create-a-retpoline-thunk-array.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-simplify-retpolines.patch
queue-5.10/x86-asm-fix-register-order.patch
queue-5.10/x86-speculation-fill-rsb-on-vmexit-for-ibrs.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-add-entry-unret-validation.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-keep-track-of-retpoline-call-sites.patch
queue-5.10/kvm-vmx-convert-launched-argument-to-flags.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-add-elf_create_reloc-helper.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-make-.altinstructions-section-entry-size-consistent.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bpf-use-alternative-ret-encoding.patch
queue-5.10/x86-common-stamp-out-the-stepping-madness.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-split-spectre_v2_select_mitigation-and-spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-report-intel-retbleed-vulnerability.patch
queue-5.10/bpf-x86-simplify-computing-label-offsets.patch
queue-5.10/x86-cpufeatures-move-retpoline-flags-to-word-11.patch
queue-5.10/x86-speculation-fix-spec_ctrl-write-on-smt-state-change.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-use-mfunction-return.patch
queue-5.10/x86-xen-rename-sys-entry-points.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-only-rewrite-unconditional-retpoline-thunk-calls.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-optimize-spec_ctrl-msr-writes.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-optimize-single-byte-nops-at-an-arbitrary-position.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-fix-code-relocs-vs-weak-symbols.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-report-amd-retbleed-vulnerability.patch
queue-5.10/x86-static_call-use-alternative-ret-encoding.patch
queue-5.10/x86-speculation-fix-rsb-filling-with-config_retpoline-n.patch
queue-5.10/x86-asm-fixup-odd-gen-for-each-reg.h-usage.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-add-debug-prints-to-apply_retpolines.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-extract-elf_symbol_add.patch
queue-5.10/x86-use-return-thunk-in-asm-code.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-remove-reloc-symbol-type-checks-in-get_alt_entry.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-classify-symbols.patch
queue-5.10/intel_idle-disable-ibrs-during-long-idle.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-correctly-handle-retpoline-thunk-calls.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-fix-.symtab_shndx-handling-for-elf_create_undef_symbol.patch
queue-5.10/x86-retpoline-move-the-retpoline-thunk-declarations-to-nospec-branch.h.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-support-asm-jump-tables.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-implement-.retpoline_sites-support.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-x86-ignore-__x86_indirect_alt_-symbols.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-fix-sls-validation-for-kcov-tail-call-replacement.patch
queue-5.10/x86-alternative-try-inline-spectre_v2-retpoline-amd.patch
queue-5.10/x86-entry-remove-skip_r11rcx.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-explicitly-avoid-self-modifying-code-in-.altinstr_replacement.patch
queue-5.10/x86-speculation-use-cached-host-spec_ctrl-value-for-guest-entry-exit.patch
queue-5.10/x86-bugs-add-amd-retbleed-boot-parameter.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-create-reloc-sections-implicitly.patch
queue-5.10/x86-entry-add-kernel-ibrs-implementation.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-treat-.text.__x86.-as-noinstr.patch
queue-5.10/x86-lib-atomic64_386_32-rename-things.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-introduce-cfi-hash.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-default-ignore-int3-for-unreachable.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-extract-elf_strtab_concat.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-teach-get_alt_entry-about-more-relocation-types.patch
queue-5.10/objtool-update-retpoline-validation.patch
