[RFC][PATCH 2/2] x86: Clean up default rethunk warning

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Oct 07 2024 - 04:41:31 EST


Replace the funny __warn_thunk thing with a more regular
WARN_ON_ONCE(), and simplify the ifdeffery.

Notably this avoids RET from having recursive RETs (once from the
thunk and once from the C function) -- recursive RET makes my head
hurt for no good reason.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/entry/entry.S | 3 ---
arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 2 --
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 5 -----
arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S | 20 ++++++++++++--------
4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry.S
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
#include <asm/segment.h>
#include <asm/cache.h>

-#include "calling.h"
-
.pushsection .noinstr.text, "ax"

SYM_FUNC_START(entry_ibpb)
@@ -45,4 +43,3 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mds_verw_sel);

.popsection

-THUNK warn_thunk_thunk, __warn_thunk
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ extern void clear_bhb_loop(void);

extern void (*x86_return_thunk)(void);

-extern void __warn_thunk(void);
-
#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING
extern void call_depth_return_thunk(void);

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -3025,8 +3025,3 @@ ssize_t cpu_show_reg_file_data_sampling(
return cpu_show_common(dev, attr, buf, X86_BUG_RFDS);
}
#endif
-
-void __warn_thunk(void)
-{
- WARN_ONCE(1, "Unpatched return thunk in use. This should not happen!\n");
-}
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
#include <asm/percpu.h>
#include <asm/frame.h>
#include <asm/nops.h>
+#include <asm/bug.h>

- .section .text..__x86.indirect_thunk
+#define WARN_ONCE \
+ 1: ALTERNATIVE "", "ud2", X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS ; \
+ ASM_BUGTABLE_FLAGS(1b, 0, 0, BUGFLAG_WARNING | BUGFLAG_ONCE) ; \
+ REACHABLE

+ .section .text..__x86.indirect_thunk

.macro POLINE reg
ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL
@@ -382,16 +387,15 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(call_depth_return_thunk)
SYM_CODE_START(__x86_return_thunk)
UNWIND_HINT_FUNC
ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
-#if defined(CONFIG_MITIGATION_UNRET_ENTRY) || \
- defined(CONFIG_MITIGATION_SRSO) || \
- defined(CONFIG_MITIGATION_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING)
- ALTERNATIVE __stringify(ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE; ret), \
- "jmp warn_thunk_thunk", X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS
-#else
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ WARN_ONCE
+#endif
+
ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE
ret
-#endif
int3
+
SYM_CODE_END(__x86_return_thunk)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__x86_return_thunk)