Re: [RFC 01/17] x86/asm/64: Remove the restore_c_regs_and_iret label
From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Thu Sep 07 2017 - 05:46:48 EST
* Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 02:36:46PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > The only user was the 64-bit opportunistic SYSRET failure path, and
> > that path didn't really need it. This change makes the
> > opportunistic SYSRET code a bit more straightforward and gets rid of
> > the label.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 5 ++---
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> Btw, you need to refresh your stuff because of those UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
> things. I get:
>
> checking file arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> Hunk #1 succeeded at 245 (offset 5 lines).
> Hunk #2 FAILED at 308.
> Hunk #3 succeeded at 637 (offset 88 lines).
> 1 out of 3 hunks FAILED
>
> Otherwise
>
> Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
I'd suggest tip:master or upstream 24e700e291d5 as a post-merge-window base for
x86 bits.
Thanks,
Ingo