Re: [PATCH] x86/retpoline: Add NOENDBR annotation to the SRSO dummy return thunk

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Fri Apr 05 2024 - 13:50:36 EST


On Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 04:46:37PM +0200, bp@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> It is special code even if it is a dummy which is called in the !SRSO
> case so annotate it like its real counterpart to address:
>
> vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .export_symbol+0x2b290: data relocation to !ENDBR: srso_alias_untrain_ret+0x0
>

Fixes: 4535e1a4174c ("x86/bugs: Fix the SRSO mitigation on Zen3/4")

> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
> index 0795b3464058..e674ccf720b9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
> @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(srso_return_thunk)
> /* Dummy for the alternative in CALL_UNTRAIN_RET. */
> SYM_CODE_START(srso_alias_untrain_ret)
> ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE
> + ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
> ret
> int3
> SYM_FUNC_END(srso_alias_untrain_ret)
> --
> 2.43.0
>

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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