linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] add support for relative references in jump tables

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Date:   Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:22:38 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-s390 <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] add support for relative references in jump tables

On 19 September 2018 at 15:08, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 11:51:35PM -0700, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>
>> Ard Biesheuvel (8):
>>   kernel/jump_label: abstract jump_entry member accessors
>>   kernel/jump_label: implement generic support for relative references
>>   arm64/kernel: jump_label: switch to relative references
>>   x86: add support for 64-bit place relative relocations
>>   x86: jump_label: switch to jump_entry accessors
>>   x86/kernel: jump_table: use relative references
>>   jump_label: annotate entries that operate on __init code earlier
>>   jump_table: move entries into ro_after_init region
>>
>> Heiko Carstens (1):
>>   s390/jump_label: switch to relative references
>
> This all looks good to me;
>
> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
>
> Ingo, could you queue this?

I wouldn't mind if these could go in for the next cycle if there are
no remaining concerns.

Thanks,
Ard.