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Linus Torvalds 43aa0a195f objtool updates:
- Improve retpoline code patching by separating it from alternatives which
    reduces memory footprint and allows to do better optimizations in the
    actual runtime patching.
 
  - Add proper retpoline support for x86/BPF
 
  - Address noinstr warnings in x86/kvm, lockdep and paravirtualization code
 
  - Add support to handle pv_opsindirect calls in the noinstr analysis
 
  - Classify symbols upfront and cache the result to avoid redundant
    str*cmp() invocations.
 
  - Add a CFI hash to reduce memory consumption which also reduces runtime
    on a allyesconfig by ~50%
 
  - Adjust XEN code to make objtool handling more robust and as a side
    effect to prevent text fragmentation due to placement of the hypercall
    page.
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Merge tag 'objtool-core-2021-10-31' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull objtool updates from Thomas Gleixner:

 - Improve retpoline code patching by separating it from alternatives
   which reduces memory footprint and allows to do better optimizations
   in the actual runtime patching.

 - Add proper retpoline support for x86/BPF

 - Address noinstr warnings in x86/kvm, lockdep and paravirtualization
   code

 - Add support to handle pv_opsindirect calls in the noinstr analysis

 - Classify symbols upfront and cache the result to avoid redundant
   str*cmp() invocations.

 - Add a CFI hash to reduce memory consumption which also reduces
   runtime on a allyesconfig by ~50%

 - Adjust XEN code to make objtool handling more robust and as a side
   effect to prevent text fragmentation due to placement of the
   hypercall page.

* tag 'objtool-core-2021-10-31' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (41 commits)
  bpf,x86: Respect X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE*
  bpf,x86: Simplify computing label offsets
  x86,bugs: Unconditionally allow spectre_v2=retpoline,amd
  x86/alternative: Add debug prints to apply_retpolines()
  x86/alternative: Try inline spectre_v2=retpoline,amd
  x86/alternative: Handle Jcc __x86_indirect_thunk_\reg
  x86/alternative: Implement .retpoline_sites support
  x86/retpoline: Create a retpoline thunk array
  x86/retpoline: Move the retpoline thunk declarations to nospec-branch.h
  x86/asm: Fixup odd GEN-for-each-reg.h usage
  x86/asm: Fix register order
  x86/retpoline: Remove unused replacement symbols
  objtool,x86: Replace alternatives with .retpoline_sites
  objtool: Shrink struct instruction
  objtool: Explicitly avoid self modifying code in .altinstr_replacement
  objtool: Classify symbols
  objtool: Support pv_opsindirect calls for noinstr
  x86/xen: Rework the xen_{cpu,irq,mmu}_opsarrays
  x86/xen: Mark xen_force_evtchn_callback() noinstr
  x86/xen: Make irq_disable() noinstr
  ...
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ipc ipc: remove memcg accounting for sops objects in do_semtimedop() 2021-09-14 10:22:11 -07:00
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scripts Tracing fixes for 5.15: 2021-10-16 10:51:41 -07:00
security Merge branch 'ucount-fixes-for-v5.15' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2021-10-21 17:27:17 -10:00
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