linux-kernel - [PATCH -tip 3/3] x86/asm: Use %a instead of %P operand modifier in asm templates

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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:40:14 +0100
From: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>
To: x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
	Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH -tip 3/3] x86/asm: Use %a instead of %P operand modifier in asm templates

The "P" asm operand modifier is a x86 target-specific modifier.

For x86_64, when used with a symbol reference, the "%P" modifier
emits "sym" instead of "sym(%rip)". This property is currently
used to issue bare symbol reference.

The generic "a" operand modifier should be used instead. The "a"
asm operand modifier substitutes a memory reference, with the
actual operand treated as address.  For x86_64, when a symbol is
provided, the "a" modifier emits "sym(%rip)" instead of "sym",
enabling shorter %rip-relative addressing.

Also note that unlike GCC, clang emits %rip-relative symbol
reference with "P" asm operand modifier, so the patch also unifies
symbol handling with both compilers.

No functional changes intended.

Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index fa938ed96506..daae5c6e7d0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static __always_inline bool _static_cpu_has(u16 bit)
 		ALTERNATIVE_TERNARY("jmp 6f", %c[feature], "", "jmp %l[t_no]")
 		".pushsection .altinstr_aux,\"ax\"\n"
 		"6:\n"
-		" testb %[bitnum]," _ASM_RIP(%P[cap_byte]) "\n"
+		" testb %[bitnum], %a[cap_byte]\n"
 		" jnz %l[t_yes]\n"
 		" jmp %l[t_no]\n"
 		".popsection\n"
-- 
2.44.0