linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 2/6] x86/alternatives: Update int3_emulate

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Date:   Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:17:18 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, mhiramat@...nel.org, bristot@...hat.com,
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        jpoimboe@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/6] x86/alternatives: Update int3_emulate_push() comment

Update the comment now that we've merged x86_32 support.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ static inline void int3_emulate_push(str
 	 * stack where the break point happened, and the saving of
 	 * pt_regs. We can extend the original stack because of
 	 * this gap. See the idtentry macro's create_gap option.
+	 *
+	 * Similarly entry_32.S will have a gap on the stack for (any) hardware
+	 * exception and pt_regs; see FIXUP_FRAME.
 	 */
 	regs->sp -= sizeof(unsigned long);
 	*(unsigned long *)regs->sp = val;