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Peter Zijlstra 9bc0bb5072 objtool/x86: Rewrite retpoline thunk calls
When the compiler emits: "CALL __x86_indirect_thunk_\reg" for an
indirect call, have objtool rewrite it to:

	ALTERNATIVE "call __x86_indirect_thunk_\reg",
		    "call *%reg", ALT_NOT(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE)

Additionally, in order to not emit endless identical
.altinst_replacement chunks, use a global symbol for them, see
__x86_indirect_alt_*.

This also avoids objtool from having to do code generation.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210326151300.320177914@infradead.org
2021-04-02 12:47:28 +02:00
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