Re: [PATCH] ARM; fix cpu_v7_bugs_init reference

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Tue May 29 2018 - 06:25:35 EST


Please revalidate against the latest patches, this area has changed.

On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 12:22:06PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The cpu_v7_bugs_init() function is referenced by the ARMv7 processor
> implementation, but is defined conditionally, leading to a link error when
> CONFIG_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR is disabled:
>
> arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.o:(.init.data+0xc): undefined reference to `cpu_v7_bugs_init'
> arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.o:(.init.data+0x74): undefined reference to `cpu_v7_bugs_init'
> arch/arm/mm/proc-v7-bugs.o: In function `cpu_v7_ca8_ibe':
> proc-v7-bugs.c:(.text+0x14): undefined reference to `cpu_v7_bugs_init'
> arch/arm/mm/proc-v7-bugs.o: In function `cpu_v7_ca15_ibe':
> proc-v7-bugs.c:(.text+0x30): undefined reference to `cpu_v7_bugs_init'
>
> There is a '.weak' directive for this symbol, which was apparently
> intended to avoid the problem, but the file is lacking an actual global
> definition for the function, so it has no effect.
>
> This adds an empty function definition for it, which can now get used
> as the fallback.
>
> Fixes: 8d9267cedb9e ("ARM: spectre-v2: harden user aborts in kernel space")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
> index 6fe52819e014..8f980e8b0867 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
> @@ -547,6 +547,11 @@ __v7_setup_stack_ptr:
> .word PHYS_RELATIVE(__v7_setup_stack, .)
> ENDPROC(__v7_setup)
>
> + .weak cpu_v7_bugs_init
> +ENTRY(cpu_v7_bugs_init)
> + ret lr
> +ENDPROC(cpu_v7_bugs_init)
> +
> .bss
> .align 2
> __v7_setup_stack:
> @@ -554,8 +559,6 @@ __v7_setup_stack:
>
> __INITDATA
>
> - .weak cpu_v7_bugs_init
> -
> @ define struct processor (see <asm/proc-fns.h> and proc-macros.S)
> define_processor_functions v7, dabort=v7_early_abort, pabort=v7_pabort, suspend=1, bugs=cpu_v7_bugs_init
>
> --
> 2.9.0
>

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