linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: asm: convert directive .llong to .8byte

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:40:58 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Daniel Axtens <dja@...ens.net>, "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: asm: convert directive .llong to .8byte

Daniel Axtens <dja@...ens.net> writes:

> Hi Tobin,
>
>> .llong is an undocumented PPC specific directive. The generic
>> equivalent is .quad, but even better (because it's self describing) is
>> .8byte.
>>
>> Convert directives .llong -> .8byte
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@...in.cc>
>> ---
>>
>> Fixes: issue #33 (github)
>
> Thanks for tackling these!
>
> I have applied your patch to my local tree. I ran `git grep '\.llong'`,
> and found:
>
> tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/switch_endian/switch_endian_test.S: .llong 0x5555AAAA5555AAAA
>
> That file is also handled by mpe and the powerpc tree even though it
> doesn't live in arch/powerpc - could you please change that one as well?

I can do that one when I apply it.

cheers