linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] objtool/x86: Fix SRSO mess

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Date:   Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:54:26 +0100
From:   Andrew.Cooper3@...rix.com
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David.Kaplan@....com,
        jpoimboe@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        nik.borisov@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] objtool/x86: Fix SRSO mess

On 14/08/2023 12:44 pm, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> <snip>
> +/*
> + * Symbols that are embedded inside other instructions, because sometimes crazy
> + * code exists. These are mostly ignored for validation purposes.

I feel this comment still doesn't get across the sweat and tears
involved with the fixes, so offer this alternative for consideration:

", because sometimes the only thing more crazy than hardware behaviour
is what we have to do in software to mitigate"

~Andrew