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Peter Zijlstra b341b20d64 x86: Add prefix symbols for function padding
When code is compiled with:

  -fpatchable-function-entry=${PADDING_BYTES},${PADDING_BYTES}

functions will have PADDING_BYTES of NOP in front of them. Unwinders
and other things that symbolize code locations will typically
attribute these bytes to the preceding function.

Given that these bytes nominally belong to the following symbol this
mis-attribution is confusing.

Inspired by the fact that CFI_CLANG emits __cfi_##name symbols to
claim these bytes, use objtool to emit __pfx_##name symbols to do
the same when CFI_CLANG is not used.

This then shows the callthunk for symbol 'name' as:

  __pfx_##name+0x6/0x10

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Tested-by: Yujie Liu <yujie.liu@intel.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20221028194453.592512209@infradead.org
2022-11-01 13:44:09 +01:00
arch x86: Add prefix symbols for function padding 2022-11-01 13:44:09 +01:00
block Random number generator fixes for Linux 6.1-rc1. 2022-10-16 15:27:07 -07:00
certs certs: make system keyring depend on built-in x509 parser 2022-09-24 04:31:18 +09:00
crypto treewide: use get_random_bytes() when possible 2022-10-11 17:42:58 -06:00
Documentation Random number generator fixes for Linux 6.1-rc1. 2022-10-16 15:27:07 -07:00
drivers hwmon/coretemp: Handle large core ID value 2022-10-17 11:58:52 -07:00
fs Random number generator fixes for Linux 6.1-rc1. 2022-10-16 15:27:07 -07:00
include Merge branch 'x86/urgent' into x86/core, to resolve conflict 2022-10-22 10:06:18 +02:00
init - hfs and hfsplus kmap API modernization from Fabio Francesco 2022-10-12 11:00:22 -07:00
io_uring io_uring/rw: ensure kiocb_end_write() is always called 2022-10-12 16:30:56 -06:00
ipc - hfs and hfsplus kmap API modernization from Fabio Francesco 2022-10-12 11:00:22 -07:00
kernel kallsyms: Revert "Take callthunks into account" 2022-11-01 13:44:08 +01:00
lib arch: Introduce CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT 2022-10-17 16:40:58 +02:00
LICENSES LICENSES/LGPL-2.1: Add LGPL-2.1-or-later as valid identifiers 2021-12-16 14:33:10 +01:00
mm Random number generator fixes for Linux 6.1-rc1. 2022-10-16 15:27:07 -07:00
net Random number generator fixes for Linux 6.1-rc1. 2022-10-16 15:27:07 -07:00
rust Kbuild: add Rust support 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
samples x86/ftrace: Make it call depth tracking aware 2022-10-17 16:41:19 +02:00
scripts x86: Add prefix symbols for function padding 2022-11-01 13:44:09 +01:00
security - Yu Zhao's Multi-Gen LRU patches are here. They've been under test in 2022-10-10 17:53:04 -07:00
sound sound fixes for 6.1-rc1 2022-10-14 13:22:14 -07:00
tools objtool: Add option to generate prefix symbols 2022-11-01 13:44:09 +01:00
usr usr/gen_init_cpio.c: remove unnecessary -1 values from int file 2022-10-03 14:21:44 -07:00
virt VFIO updates for v6.1-rc1 2022-10-12 14:46:48 -07:00
.clang-format PCI/DOE: Add DOE mailbox support functions 2022-07-19 15:38:04 -07:00
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.get_maintainer.ignore get_maintainer: add Alan to .get_maintainer.ignore 2022-08-20 15:17:44 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for dts files 2019-12-04 19:44:11 -08:00
.gitignore Kbuild: add Rust support 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
.mailmap - hfs and hfsplus kmap API modernization from Fabio Francesco 2022-10-12 11:00:22 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS drm for 5.20/6.0 2022-08-03 19:52:08 -07:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS OpenRISC 6.1 Updates 2022-10-15 16:47:33 -07:00
Makefile arch: Introduce CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT 2022-10-17 16:40:58 +02:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.