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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 1/6] x86/bugs: Add asm helpers for executing VERW
On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 12:04:42PM -0800, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 07:39:05PM +0000, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> > On 01/12/2023 7:36 pm, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 07:38:40AM -0700, Pawan Gupta wrote:
> > >> +.pushsection .entry.text, "ax"
> > >> +
> > >> +.align L1_CACHE_BYTES, 0xcc
> > >> +SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(mds_verw_sel)
> > >> + UNWIND_HINT_UNDEFINED
> > >> + ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
> > >> + .word __KERNEL_DS
> > >> +.align L1_CACHE_BYTES, 0xcc
> > >> +SYM_CODE_END(mds_verw_sel);
> > >> +/* For KVM */
> > >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mds_verw_sel);
> > >> +
> > >> +.popsection
> > > This is data, so why is it "CODE" in .entry.text?
> >
> > Because KPTI.
>
> Urgh... Pawan please add a comment.

Yes, this place needs a comment, will add.

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