Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] locking/rwsem/x86: Add stack frame dependency for __up_read()

From: Miguel Bernal Marin
Date: Thu Sep 14 2017 - 17:42:31 EST


On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 09:12:42AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Miguel Bernal Marin <miguel.bernal.marin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > kernel/locking/rwsem.o: warning: objtool: up_read()+0x11: call without frame pointer save/setup
> >
> > The warning means gcc 7.2.0 placed the __up_read() inline asm (and its
> > call instruction) before the frame pointer setup in up_read(),
> > which breaks frame pointer convention and can result in incorrect
> > stack traces.
> >
> > Force a stack frame to be created before the call instruction by listing
> > the stack pointer as an output operand in the inline asm statement.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Miguel Bernal Marin <miguel.bernal.marin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h | 6 ++++--
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
> > index a34e0d4b957d..762167afaec0 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
> > @@ -166,14 +166,16 @@ static inline bool __down_write_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
> > static inline void __up_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
> > {
> > long tmp;
> > + register void *__sp asm(_ASM_SP);
> > +
> > asm volatile("# beginning __up_read\n\t"
> > - LOCK_PREFIX " xadd %1,(%2)\n\t"
> > + LOCK_PREFIX " xadd %1,(%3)\n\t"
> > /* subtracts 1, returns the old value */
> > " jns 1f\n\t"
> > " call call_rwsem_wake\n" /* expects old value in %edx */
> > "1:\n"
> > "# ending __up_read\n"
> > - : "+m" (sem->count), "=d" (tmp)
> > + : "+m" (sem->count), "=d" (tmp), "+r" (__sp)
> > : "a" (sem), "1" (-RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS)
> > : "memory", "cc");
>
> Please also convert it to named operands (in separate patches!) - this apparently
> BASIC inspired labeling syntax of GCC is utterly confusing, counterproductive and
> somewhat embarrasing as well, considering that we write 2017.

Sorry for delay response,
So I will add the named operands on the v3

>
> Thanks,
>
> Ingo

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Regards,

Miguel Bernal Marin Open Source Technology Center
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