linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] linux/compiler-clang.h: define function

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Date:   Fri,  1 Apr 2022 13:19:15 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev, Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] linux/compiler-clang.h: define function_nocfi

Use __builtin_function_start() to implement the function_nocfi() macro
when CONFIG_CFI_CLANG is selected.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
---
 include/linux/compiler-clang.h | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
index babb1347148c..c84fec767445 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@
 #define __nocfi		__attribute__((__no_sanitize__("cfi")))
 #define __cficanonical	__attribute__((__cfi_canonical_jump_table__))
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_CFI_CLANG)
+/*
+ * With CONFIG_CFI_CLANG, the compiler replaces function address
+ * references with the address of the function's CFI jump table
+ * entry. The function_nocfi macro always returns the address of the
+ * actual function instead.
+ */
+#define function_nocfi(x)	__builtin_function_start(x)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Turn individual warnings and errors on and off locally, depending
  * on version.
-- 
2.35.0