From: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 01/17] x86/alternative: Support alt_replace_call() with instructions after call
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:41:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911084211.3149957-2-jgross@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260911084211.3149957-1-jgross@suse.com>
Today alt_replace_call() requires the initial indirect call not to be
followed by any further instructions, including padding NOPs. In case
any replacement is longer than 6 bytes, a subsequent replacement of
the indirect call with a direct one will result in a crash.
Fix that by crashing only if the original instruction is less than
6 bytes long or not a known indirect call.
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 91b1cdd16569..21b344761ee2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ noinstr void BUG_func(void)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(BUG_func);
+#define CALL_RIP_INSTRLEN 6
#define CALL_RIP_REL_OPCODE 0xff
#define CALL_RIP_REL_MODRM 0x15
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ static unsigned int alt_replace_call(u8 *instr, u8 *insn_buff, struct alt_instr
BUG();
}
- if (a->instrlen != 6 ||
+ if (a->instrlen < CALL_RIP_INSTRLEN ||
instr[0] != CALL_RIP_REL_OPCODE ||
instr[1] != CALL_RIP_REL_MODRM) {
pr_err("ALT_FLAG_DIRECT_CALL set for unrecognized indirect call\n");
@@ -554,7 +555,7 @@ static unsigned int alt_replace_call(u8 *instr, u8 *insn_buff, struct alt_instr
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
/* ff 15 00 00 00 00 call *0x0(%rip) */
/* target address is stored at "next instruction + disp". */
- target = *(void **)(instr + a->instrlen + disp);
+ target = *(void **)(instr + CALL_RIP_INSTRLEN + disp);
#else
/* ff 15 00 00 00 00 call *0x0 */
/* target address is stored at disp. */
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 8:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 8:41 [PATCH v5 00/17] x86/msr: Inline rdmsr/wrmsr instructions Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:41 ` Juergen Gross [this message]
2026-09-11 8:41 ` [PATCH v5 02/17] coco/tdx: Rename MSR access helpers Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:41 ` [PATCH v5 03/17] x86/msr: Minimize usage of native_*() msr access functions Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:41 ` [PATCH v5 04/17] x86/msr: Move MSR trace calls one function level up Juergen Gross
2026-09-23 20:26 ` Shreshth Srivastava
2026-09-25 13:15 ` Jürgen Groß
2026-09-11 8:41 ` [PATCH v5 05/17] x86/hyperv: Switch from __rdmsr() to native_rdmsrq() Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 06/17] x86/opcode: Add immediate form MSR instructions Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 07/17] x86/extable: Add support for " Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 08/17] x86/msr: Make wrmsrns() a first class citizen Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 09/17] x86/msr: Introduce sync_cpu_after_wrmsrns() Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 10/17] x86/msr: Use the alternatives mechanism for RDMSR Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 11/17] x86/alternatives: Add ALTERNATIVE_4() Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 12/17] x86/paravirt: Split off MSR related hooks into new header Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 13/17] x86/paravirt: Prepare support of MSR instruction interfaces Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 14/17] x86/paravirt: Switch MSR access pv_ops functions to " Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 15/17] x86/msr: Reduce number of low level MSR access helpers Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 16/17] x86/paravirt: Use alternatives for MSR access with paravirt Juergen Gross
2026-09-11 8:42 ` [PATCH v5 17/17] x86/msr: Make all MSR access functions __always_inline Juergen Gross
2026-09-23 19:36 ` [PATCH v5 00/17] x86/msr: Inline rdmsr/wrmsr instructions Shreshth Srivastava
2026-09-23 20:15 ` Nick Desaulniers
2026-09-25 10:25 ` Jürgen Groß
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