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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-02-11 05:22:04 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-02-11 05:22:04 +0300
commitd1953aa3bc92379be10b10b3bcceba1550bfbf6a (patch)
tree5cf5d0e2fc8574db92188da242cf672ec38bdfdb
parent14c357c4add8b2a213f291230c5bf485cffb9db6 (diff)
parenta4233c21e77375494223ade11da72523a0149d97 (diff)
downloadlinux-d1953aa3bc92379be10b10b3bcceba1550bfbf6a.tar.xz
Merge tag 'x86_alternatives_for_v7.0_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 alternatives update from Borislav Petkov: - Reorganize the alternatives patching mechanism to patch a single location only once instead of multiple times as it was the case with the two or three alternative options macros * tag 'x86_alternatives_for_v7.0_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/alternative: Patch a single alternative location only once x86/alternative: Use helper functions for patching alternatives
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c149
1 files changed, 92 insertions, 57 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 28518371d8bf..693b59b2f7d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -586,6 +586,87 @@ static inline u8 * instr_va(struct alt_instr *i)
return (u8 *)&i->instr_offset + i->instr_offset;
}
+struct patch_site {
+ u8 *instr;
+ struct alt_instr *alt;
+ u8 buff[MAX_PATCH_LEN];
+ u8 len;
+};
+
+static struct alt_instr * __init_or_module analyze_patch_site(struct patch_site *ps,
+ struct alt_instr *start,
+ struct alt_instr *end)
+{
+ struct alt_instr *alt = start;
+
+ ps->instr = instr_va(start);
+
+ /*
+ * In case of nested ALTERNATIVE()s the outer alternative might add
+ * more padding. To ensure consistent patching find the max padding for
+ * all alt_instr entries for this site (nested alternatives result in
+ * consecutive entries).
+ * Find the last alt_instr eligible for patching at the site.
+ */
+ for (; alt < end && instr_va(alt) == ps->instr; alt++) {
+ ps->len = max(ps->len, alt->instrlen);
+
+ BUG_ON(alt->cpuid >= (NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS) * 32);
+ /*
+ * Patch if either:
+ * - feature is present
+ * - feature not present but ALT_FLAG_NOT is set to mean,
+ * patch if feature is *NOT* present.
+ */
+ if (!boot_cpu_has(alt->cpuid) != !(alt->flags & ALT_FLAG_NOT))
+ ps->alt = alt;
+ }
+
+ BUG_ON(ps->len > sizeof(ps->buff));
+
+ return alt;
+}
+
+static void __init_or_module prep_patch_site(struct patch_site *ps)
+{
+ struct alt_instr *alt = ps->alt;
+ u8 buff_sz;
+ u8 *repl;
+
+ if (!alt) {
+ /* Nothing to patch, use original instruction. */
+ memcpy(ps->buff, ps->instr, ps->len);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ repl = (u8 *)&alt->repl_offset + alt->repl_offset;
+ DPRINTK(ALT, "feat: %d*32+%d, old: (%pS (%px) len: %d), repl: (%px, len: %d) flags: 0x%x",
+ alt->cpuid >> 5, alt->cpuid & 0x1f,
+ ps->instr, ps->instr, ps->len,
+ repl, alt->replacementlen, alt->flags);
+
+ memcpy(ps->buff, repl, alt->replacementlen);
+ buff_sz = alt->replacementlen;
+
+ if (alt->flags & ALT_FLAG_DIRECT_CALL)
+ buff_sz = alt_replace_call(ps->instr, ps->buff, alt);
+
+ for (; buff_sz < ps->len; buff_sz++)
+ ps->buff[buff_sz] = 0x90;
+
+ __apply_relocation(ps->buff, ps->instr, ps->len, repl, alt->replacementlen);
+
+ DUMP_BYTES(ALT, ps->instr, ps->len, "%px: old_insn: ", ps->instr);
+ DUMP_BYTES(ALT, repl, alt->replacementlen, "%px: rpl_insn: ", repl);
+ DUMP_BYTES(ALT, ps->buff, ps->len, "%px: final_insn: ", ps->instr);
+}
+
+static void __init_or_module patch_site(struct patch_site *ps)
+{
+ optimize_nops(ps->instr, ps->buff, ps->len);
+ text_poke_early(ps->instr, ps->buff, ps->len);
+}
+
/*
* Replace instructions with better alternatives for this CPU type. This runs
* before SMP is initialized to avoid SMP problems with self modifying code.
@@ -599,9 +680,7 @@ static inline u8 * instr_va(struct alt_instr *i)
void __init_or_module noinline apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
struct alt_instr *end)
{
- u8 insn_buff[MAX_PATCH_LEN];
- u8 *instr, *replacement;
- struct alt_instr *a, *b;
+ struct alt_instr *a;
DPRINTK(ALT, "alt table %px, -> %px", start, end);
@@ -624,60 +703,16 @@ void __init_or_module noinline apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
* So be careful if you want to change the scan order to any other
* order.
*/
- for (a = start; a < end; a++) {
- unsigned int insn_buff_sz = 0;
-
- /*
- * In case of nested ALTERNATIVE()s the outer alternative might
- * add more padding. To ensure consistent patching find the max
- * padding for all alt_instr entries for this site (nested
- * alternatives result in consecutive entries).
- */
- for (b = a+1; b < end && instr_va(b) == instr_va(a); b++) {
- u8 len = max(a->instrlen, b->instrlen);
- a->instrlen = b->instrlen = len;
- }
-
- instr = instr_va(a);
- replacement = (u8 *)&a->repl_offset + a->repl_offset;
- BUG_ON(a->instrlen > sizeof(insn_buff));
- BUG_ON(a->cpuid >= (NCAPINTS + NBUGINTS) * 32);
-
- /*
- * Patch if either:
- * - feature is present
- * - feature not present but ALT_FLAG_NOT is set to mean,
- * patch if feature is *NOT* present.
- */
- if (!boot_cpu_has(a->cpuid) == !(a->flags & ALT_FLAG_NOT)) {
- memcpy(insn_buff, instr, a->instrlen);
- optimize_nops(instr, insn_buff, a->instrlen);
- text_poke_early(instr, insn_buff, a->instrlen);
- continue;
- }
-
- DPRINTK(ALT, "feat: %d*32+%d, old: (%pS (%px) len: %d), repl: (%px, len: %d) flags: 0x%x",
- a->cpuid >> 5,
- a->cpuid & 0x1f,
- instr, instr, a->instrlen,
- replacement, a->replacementlen, a->flags);
-
- memcpy(insn_buff, replacement, a->replacementlen);
- insn_buff_sz = a->replacementlen;
-
- if (a->flags & ALT_FLAG_DIRECT_CALL)
- insn_buff_sz = alt_replace_call(instr, insn_buff, a);
-
- for (; insn_buff_sz < a->instrlen; insn_buff_sz++)
- insn_buff[insn_buff_sz] = 0x90;
-
- text_poke_apply_relocation(insn_buff, instr, a->instrlen, replacement, a->replacementlen);
-
- DUMP_BYTES(ALT, instr, a->instrlen, "%px: old_insn: ", instr);
- 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);
+ a = start;
+ while (a < end) {
+ struct patch_site ps = {
+ .alt = NULL,
+ .len = 0
+ };
+
+ a = analyze_patch_site(&ps, a, end);
+ prep_patch_site(&ps);
+ patch_site(&ps);
}
kasan_enable_current();