Re: [PATCH v1 tip/master 0/3] kprobes/x86: retpoline: Fix kprobes for retpoline

From: David Woodhouse
Date: Thu Jan 18 2018 - 08:03:19 EST


On Thu, 2018-01-18 at 05:01 -0800, Andi Kleen wrote:
> >
> > Side effect: [1/3] will move __x86_indirect_thunk_* functions
> > in kernel text area. Of course those functions were in the
> > .text area, but placed in right after _etext. This just moves
> > it right before the _etext.
> I assume you tested that with page table isolation on?
>
> The thunks need to be accessible from the trampoline.

I thought we put it inline in the trampoline.

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