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x86/module: Fix the paravirt vs alternative order
Ever since commit 4e62921 ("x86/paravirt: Add new features for paravirt patching") there is an ordering dependency between patching paravirt ops and patching alternatives, the module loader still violates this. Fixes: 4e62921 ("x86/paravirt: Add new features for paravirt patching") Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220303112825.068773913@infradead.org
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arch/x86/kernel/module.c

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@@ -273,6 +273,14 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
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retpolines = s;
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}
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/*
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* See alternative_instructions() for the ordering rules between the
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* various patching types.
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*/
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if (para) {
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void *pseg = (void *)para->sh_addr;
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apply_paravirt(pseg, pseg + para->sh_size);
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}
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if (retpolines) {
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void *rseg = (void *)retpolines->sh_addr;
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apply_retpolines(rseg, rseg + retpolines->sh_size);
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tseg, tseg + text->sh_size);
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}
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if (para) {
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void *pseg = (void *)para->sh_addr;
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apply_paravirt(pseg, pseg + para->sh_size);
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}
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/* make jump label nops */
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jump_label_apply_nops(me);
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