[PATCH 0/5] add support for relative references in jump tables
From: Ard Biesheuvel
Date: Wed Jun 27 2018 - 12:06:14 EST
This series implements support for emitting the data structures associated
with jump tables as 32-bit relative references instead of absolute
references, which take up more space on builds that target 64-bit
architectures, or implement self relocation [or both].
This series enables it for arm64 and x86, although other architectures
might benefit as well.
Patch #1 does some preparatory refactoring before patch #2 introduces the
generic pieces required for using relative references.
Patch #3 wires everything up for arm64.
For x86, patch #4 applies some preparatory changes for the arch specific
jump label C code, which is a lot more involved than on arm64, which is
why it is split off in this case. Patch #5 wires it up for x86 as well.
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ard Biesheuvel (5):
kernel/jump_label: abstract jump_entry member accessors
kernel/jump_label: implement generic support for relative references
arm64/kernel: jump_label: switch to relative references
x86: jump_label: switch to jump_entry accessors
x86/kernel: jump_table: use relative references
arch/Kconfig | 3 +
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/jump_label.h | 16 ++---
arch/arm64/kernel/jump_label.c | 6 +-
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h | 28 +++------
arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c | 43 +++++++------
include/linux/jump_label.h | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/jump_label.c | 56 ++++++++++-------
tools/objtool/special.c | 4 +-
10 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
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