Patch "x86/retpoline/ftrace: Convert ftrace assembler indirect jumps" has been added to the 4.9-stable tree
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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
x86/retpoline/ftrace: Convert ftrace assembler indirect jumps
to the 4.9-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:
x86-retpoline-ftrace-convert-ftrace-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <[email protected]> know about it.
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9351803bd803cdbeb9b5a7850b7b6f464806e3dbMon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Woodhouse <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:46:29 +0000
Subject: x86/retpoline/ftrace: Convert ftrace assembler indirect jumps
From: David Woodhouse <[email protected]>
commit 9351803bd803cdbeb9b5a7850b7b6f464806e3db upstream.
Convert all indirect jumps in ftrace assembler code to use non-speculative sequences when CONFIG_RETPOLINE is enabled.
--- arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S | 5 +++-- arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S | 7 ++++--- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S +3 -2
@@ -985,7 +985,8 @@ trace: movl 0x4(%ebp), %edx subl $MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE, %eax - call *ftrace_trace_function + movl ftrace_trace_function, %ecx + CALL_NOSPEC %ecx popl %edx popl %ecx
@@ -1021,7 +1022,7 @@ return_to_handler: movl %eax, %ecx popl %edx popl %eax - jmp *%ecx + JMP_NOSPEC %ecx #endif #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S +4 -3
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ #include <asm/ptrace.h> #include <asm/ftrace.h> #include <asm/export.h> - +#include <asm/nospec-branch.h> .code64 .section .entry.text, "ax"
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ trace: * ip and parent ip are used and the list function is called when * function tracing is enabled. */ - call *ftrace_trace_function + movq ftrace_trace_function, %r8 + CALL_NOSPEC %r8 restore_mcount_regs jmp fgraph_trace
@@ -334,5 +335,5 @@ GLOBAL(return_to_handler) movq 8(%rsp), %rdx movq (%rsp), %rax addq $24, %rsp - jmp *%rdi + JMP_NOSPEC %rdi #endif
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from [email protected] are
queue-4.9/x86-spectre-add-boot-time-option-to-select-spectre-v2-mitigation.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-irq32-convert-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/objtool-detect-jumps-to-retpoline-thunks.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpufeatures-add-x86_bug_spectre_v.patch queue-4.9/x86-alternatives-add-missing-n-at-end-of-alternative-inline-asm.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-hyperv-convert-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-entry-convert-entry-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/sysfs-cpu-fix-typos-in-vulnerability-documentation.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpufeatures-add-x86_bug_cpu_insecure.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpufeatures-make-cpu-bugs-sticky.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-amd-make-lfence-a-serializing-instruction.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-ftrace-convert-ftrace-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/objtool-allow-alternatives-to-be-ignored.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-implement-cpu-vulnerabilites-sysfs-functions.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-crypto-convert-crypto-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-factor-out-application-of-forced-cpu-caps.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-xen-convert-xen-hypercall-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-checksum32-convert-assembler-indirect-jumps.patch queue-4.9/x86-mm-32-move-setup_clear_cpu_cap-x86_feature_pcid-earlier.patch queue-4.9/sysfs-cpu-add-vulnerability-folder.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-fill-return-stack-buffer-on-vmexit.patch queue-4.9/x86-pti-rename-bug_cpu_insecure-to-bug_cpu_meltdown.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-remove-compile-time-warning.patch queue-4.9/x86-alternatives-fix-optimize_nops-checking.patch queue-4.9/x86-cpu-amd-use-lfence_rdtsc-in-preference-to-mfence_rdtsc.patch queue-4.9/x86-retpoline-add-initial-retpoline-support.patch