linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 26/45] x86/alternative: Simplify int3_selftest

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Date:   Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:30:37 +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, mbenes@...e.cz, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        mhiramat@...nel.org, alexei.starovoitov@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 26/45] x86/alternative: Simplify int3_selftest_ip

Similar to ibt_selftest_ip, apply the same pattern.

Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c |   13 +++----------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ asm (
 "	.popsection\n"
 );
 
-extern __initdata unsigned long int3_selftest_ip; /* defined in asm below */
+extern void int3_selftest_ip(void); /* defined in asm below */
 
 static int __init
 int3_exception_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ int3_exception_notify(struct notifier_bl
 	if (val != DIE_INT3)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-	if (regs->ip - INT3_INSN_SIZE != int3_selftest_ip)
+	if (regs->ip - INT3_INSN_SIZE != (unsigned long)&int3_selftest_ip)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	int3_emulate_call(regs, (unsigned long)&int3_magic);
@@ -757,14 +757,7 @@ static void __init int3_selftest(void)
 	 * then trigger the INT3, padded with NOPs to match a CALL instruction
 	 * length.
 	 */
-	asm volatile ("1: int3; nop; nop; nop; nop\n\t"
-		      ".pushsection .init.data,\"aw\"\n\t"
-		      ".align " __ASM_SEL(4, 8) "\n\t"
-		      ".type int3_selftest_ip, @object\n\t"
-		      ".size int3_selftest_ip, " __ASM_SEL(4, 8) "\n\t"
-		      "int3_selftest_ip:\n\t"
-		      __ASM_SEL(.long, .quad) " 1b\n\t"
-		      ".popsection\n\t"
+	asm volatile ("int3_selftest_ip: int3; nop; nop; nop; nop\n\t"
 		      : ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT
 		      : __ASM_SEL_RAW(a, D) (&val)
 		      : "memory");