Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] objtool/x86: Fix SRSO mess
From: Andrew . Cooper3
Date: Mon Aug 14 2023 - 08:55:22 EST
On 14/08/2023 12:44 pm, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> <snip>
> +/*
> + * Symbols that are embedded inside other instructions, because sometimes crazy
> + * code exists. These are mostly ignored for validation purposes.
I feel this comment still doesn't get across the sweat and tears
involved with the fixes, so offer this alternative for consideration:
", because sometimes the only thing more crazy than hardware behaviour
is what we have to do in software to mitigate"
~Andrew