linux-kernel - Re: [GIT pull] x86/pti updates for 4.16

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Message-ID: <20180227175319.7dszqmit57p4g47a@treble>
Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:53:19 -0600
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT pull] x86/pti updates for 4.16

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 12:07:32PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 5:25 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> >
> >  - Teach objtool about retpolines and add annotations for indirect jumps
> >    and calls.
> 
> So now we have that
> 
>   drivers/watchdog/.tmp_hpwdt.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x24:
> indirect call found in RETPOLINE build
> 
> upstream.
> 
> Is the hpwdt de-crapification patch that was quoted in the discussion
> about this monster lined up somewhere?

I believe that patch is still under review:

  https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180226032227.14615-3-jerry.hoemann@hpe.com

-- 
Josh