linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 09/67] arm/arm64: kvm: Disable branch profiling in HYP code

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Message-Id: <20171106091305.770768959@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Mon,  6 Nov 2017 10:43:32 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 09/67] arm/arm64: kvm: Disable branch profiling in HYP code

4.9-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>

commit f9b269f3098121b5d54aaf822e0898c8ed1d3fec upstream.

When HYP code runs into branch profiling code, it attempts to jump to
unmapped memory, causing a HYP Panic.

Disable the branch profiling for code designed to run at HYP mode.

Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>
Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
Cc: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc: Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 arch/arm/kvm/hyp/Makefile   |    2 +-
 arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for Kernel-based Virtual Machine module, HYP part
 #
 
-ccflags-y += -fno-stack-protector
+ccflags-y += -fno-stack-protector -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 
 KVM=../../../../virt/kvm
 
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for Kernel-based Virtual Machine module, HYP part
 #
 
-ccflags-y += -fno-stack-protector
+ccflags-y += -fno-stack-protector -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 
 KVM=../../../../virt/kvm