[PATCH -tip 3/3] x86/asm: Use %a instead of %P operand modifier in asm templates

From: Uros Bizjak
Date: Tue Mar 19 2024 - 06:45:07 EST


The "P" asm operand modifier is a x86 target-specific modifier.

For x86_64, when used with a symbol reference, the "%P" modifier
emits "sym" instead of "sym(%rip)". This property is currently
used to issue bare symbol reference.

The generic "a" operand modifier should be used instead. The "a"
asm operand modifier substitutes a memory reference, with the
actual operand treated as address. For x86_64, when a symbol is
provided, the "a" modifier emits "sym(%rip)" instead of "sym",
enabling shorter %rip-relative addressing.

Also note that unlike GCC, clang emits %rip-relative symbol
reference with "P" asm operand modifier, so the patch also unifies
symbol handling with both compilers.

No functional changes intended.

Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index fa938ed96506..daae5c6e7d0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static __always_inline bool _static_cpu_has(u16 bit)
ALTERNATIVE_TERNARY("jmp 6f", %c[feature], "", "jmp %l[t_no]")
".pushsection .altinstr_aux,\"ax\"\n"
"6:\n"
- " testb %[bitnum]," _ASM_RIP(%P[cap_byte]) "\n"
+ " testb %[bitnum], %a[cap_byte]\n"
" jnz %l[t_yes]\n"
" jmp %l[t_no]\n"
".popsection\n"
--
2.44.0