linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/29] x86/module: Fix the paravirt vs alternative order

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Message-ID: <20220218171408.691941184@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:49:04 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org, joao@...rdrivepizza.com, hjl.tools@...il.com,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        ndesaulniers@...gle.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        samitolvanen@...gle.com, mark.rutland@....com,
        alyssa.milburn@...el.com, Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH 02/29] x86/module: Fix the paravirt vs alternative order

Ever since commit 4e6292114c741 ("x86/paravirt: Add new features for
paravirt patching") there is an ordering dependency between patching
paravirt ops and patching alternatives, the module loader still
violates this.

Fixes: 4e6292114c741 ("x86/paravirt: Add new features for paravirt patching")
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/module.c |    9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 			retpolines = s;
 	}
 
+	if (para) {
+		void *pseg = (void *)para->sh_addr;
+		apply_paravirt(pseg, pseg + para->sh_size);
+	}
 	if (retpolines) {
 		void *rseg = (void *)retpolines->sh_addr;
 		apply_retpolines(rseg, rseg + retpolines->sh_size);
@@ -289,11 +293,6 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 					    tseg, tseg + text->sh_size);
 	}
 
-	if (para) {
-		void *pseg = (void *)para->sh_addr;
-		apply_paravirt(pseg, pseg + para->sh_size);
-	}
-
 	/* make jump label nops */
 	jump_label_apply_nops(me);