linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 04/15] arm64: kernel: avoid x18 in __cpu_soft

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Message-Id: <20191206221351.38241-5-samitolvanen@google.com>
Date:   Fri,  6 Dec 2019 14:13:40 -0800
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc:     Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 04/15] arm64: kernel: avoid x18 in __cpu_soft_restart

From: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>

The code in __cpu_soft_restart() uses x18 as an arbitrary temp register,
which will shortly be disallowed. So use x8 instead.

Link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9836877/
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
[Sami: updated commit message]
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Reviewed-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
index 6ea337d464c4..32c7bf858dd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ ENTRY(__cpu_soft_restart)
 	mov	x0, #HVC_SOFT_RESTART
 	hvc	#0				// no return
 
-1:	mov	x18, x1				// entry
+1:	mov	x8, x1				// entry
 	mov	x0, x2				// arg0
 	mov	x1, x3				// arg1
 	mov	x2, x4				// arg2
-	br	x18
+	br	x8
 ENDPROC(__cpu_soft_restart)
 
 .popsection
-- 
2.24.0.393.g34dc348eaf-goog