x86, alternatives: Use 16-bit numbers for cpufeature index
We already have cpufeature indicies above 255, so use a 16-bit number
for the alternatives index. This consumes a padding field and so
doesn't add any size, but it means that abusing the padding field to
create assembly errors on overflow no longer works. We can retain the
test simply by redirecting it to the .discard section, however.
[ v3: updated to include open-coded locations ]
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
LKML-Reference: <tip-f88731e3068f9d1392ba71cc9f50f035d26a0d4f@git.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index 03b6bb53..bc6abb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@
struct alt_instr {
u8 *instr; /* original instruction */
u8 *replacement;
- u8 cpuid; /* cpuid bit set for replacement */
+ u16 cpuid; /* cpuid bit set for replacement */
u8 instrlen; /* length of original instruction */
u8 replacementlen; /* length of new instruction, <= instrlen */
- u8 pad1;
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
u32 pad2;
#endif
@@ -86,9 +85,11 @@
_ASM_ALIGN "\n" \
_ASM_PTR "661b\n" /* label */ \
_ASM_PTR "663f\n" /* new instruction */ \
- " .byte " __stringify(feature) "\n" /* feature bit */ \
+ " .word " __stringify(feature) "\n" /* feature bit */ \
" .byte 662b-661b\n" /* sourcelen */ \
" .byte 664f-663f\n" /* replacementlen */ \
+ ".previous\n" \
+ ".section .discard,\"aw\",@progbits\n" \
" .byte 0xff + (664f-663f) - (662b-661b)\n" /* rlen <= slen */ \
".previous\n" \
".section .altinstr_replacement, \"ax\"\n" \