Re: [GIT pull] x86/pti updates for 4.16

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 12:07:32PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 5:25 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >  - Teach objtool about retpolines and add annotations for indirect jumps
> >    and calls.
> 
> So now we have that
> 
>   drivers/watchdog/.tmp_hpwdt.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x24:
> indirect call found in RETPOLINE build
> 
> upstream.
> 
> Is the hpwdt de-crapification patch that was quoted in the discussion
> about this monster lined up somewhere?

I believe that patch is still under review:

  https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180226032227.14615-3-jerry.hoemann@xxxxxxx

-- 
Josh