[PATCH] x86/mm: fix objtool failure with KMSAN enabled
From: Dmitry Voytik
Date: Wed Jul 01 2026 - 09:30:12 EST
This patch fixes broken builds with defconfig + CONFIG_KMSAN +
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_*.
To reproduce the issue before the fix:
make mrproper
make LLVM=1 defconfig
./scripts/config -e CONFIG_KMSAN \
-e CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_DWARF_TOOLCHAIN_DEFAULT
make LLVM=1 olddefconfig
make LLVM=1 -j(nproc) vmlinux
...
LD vmlinux.o
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: folio_zero_user+0x801: undefined stack state
vmlinux.o: error: objtool: folio_zero_user+0x801: unknown CFA base reg -1
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o:76: vmlinux.o] Error 255
objtool in verbose mode shows how the frame pointer is omitted:
make LLVM=1 OBJTOOL_VERBOSE=1 -j(nproc) vmlinux
...
b15a2c: folio_zero_user+0x7fc xor %eax,%eax
b15a2e: folio_zero_user+0x7fe mov %rcx,%rsp
b15a31: folio_zero_user+0x801 mov %r14,%rdi
b15a34: folio_zero_user+0x804 mov %rbx,%rcx
b15a37: folio_zero_user+0x807 call 0xb15a3c <__clear_pages_unrol
After the fix, the frame pointer is back:
b15a37: 31 c0 xor %eax,%eax
b15a39: 48 89 ec mov %rbp,%rsp
b15a3c: 4c 89 f7 mov %r14,%rdi
b15a3f: 48 89 d9 mov %rbx,%rcx
b15a42: e8 00 00 00 00 call b15a47 <folio_zero_user+0x817>
It seems the issue was introduced by
commit 54a6b89a3db2 ("x86/mm: simplify clear_page_*")
The actual fix is to revert the change how ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT is
positioned.
Additionally, reintroduce asm_inline to prevent potential compiler
rejection of inlining.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/CAAX90H2_RPnZL_dFYN7cQF6yt-wAweKKSx2=6e2aZ0kv+Pm+NQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Voytik <voytikd@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h
index 1895c207f629..de8604f0a3a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ static inline void clear_pages(void *addr, unsigned int npages)
* __clear_pages_unrolled() are part of the inline asm register
* specification.
*/
- asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE_2("call __clear_pages_unrolled",
- "shrq $3, %%rcx; rep stosq", X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD,
- "rep stosb", X86_FEATURE_ERMS)
- : "+c" (len), "+D" (addr), ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT
- : "a" (0)
- : "cc", "memory");
+ asm_inline volatile(
+ ALTERNATIVE_2("call __clear_pages_unrolled",
+ "shrq $3, %%rcx; rep stosq", X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD,
+ "rep stosb", X86_FEATURE_ERMS)
+ : ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT, "+c"(len), "+D"(addr)
+ : "a"(0)
+ : "cc", "memory");
}
#define clear_pages clear_pages
--
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