Patch "powerpc/fsl: Fixed warning: orphan section `__btb_flush_fixup'" has been added to the 4.4-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    powerpc/fsl: Fixed warning: orphan section `__btb_flush_fixup'

to the 4.4-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     powerpc-fsl-fixed-warning-orphan-section-__btb_flush_fixup.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.4 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@vger.kernel.org> know about it.


From foo@baz Tue 30 Apr 2019 12:38:50 PM CEST
From: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@nxp.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:49:06 +0300
Subject: powerpc/fsl: Fixed warning: orphan section `__btb_flush_fixup'
To: stable@vger.kernel.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, mpe@ellerman.id.au, Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@nxp.com>
Message-ID: <1556552948-24957-7-git-send-email-diana.craciun@nxp.com>

From: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@nxp.com>

commit 039daac5526932ec731e4499613018d263af8b3e upstream.

Fixed the following build warning:
powerpc-linux-gnu-ld: warning: orphan section `__btb_flush_fixup' from
`arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.o' being placed in section
`__btb_flush_fixup'.

Signed-off-by: Diana Craciun <diana.craciun@nxp.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h |   18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
  */
 #define THREAD_NORMSAVE(offset)	(THREAD_NORMSAVES + (offset * 4))
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E
+#define BOOKE_CLEAR_BTB(reg)									\
+START_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION								\
+	BTB_FLUSH(reg)									\
+END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
+#else
+#define BOOKE_CLEAR_BTB(reg)
+#endif
+
+
 #define NORMAL_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(intno)						     \
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_WSCRATCH0, r10;	/* save one register */	     \
 	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD;					     \
@@ -42,9 +52,7 @@
 	andi.	r11, r11, MSR_PR;	/* check whether user or kernel    */\
 	mr	r11, r1;						     \
 	beq	1f;							     \
-START_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION					\
-	BTB_FLUSH(r11)						\
-END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION					\
+	BOOKE_CLEAR_BTB(r11)						\
 	/* if from user, start at top of this thread's kernel stack */       \
 	lwz	r11, THREAD_INFO-THREAD(r10);				     \
 	ALLOC_STACK_FRAME(r11, THREAD_SIZE);				     \
@@ -130,9 +138,7 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION					\
 	stw	r9,_CCR(r8);		/* save CR on stack		   */\
 	mfspr	r11,exc_level_srr1;	/* check whether user or kernel    */\
 	DO_KVM	BOOKE_INTERRUPT_##intno exc_level_srr1;		             \
-START_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION								\
-	BTB_FLUSH(r10)									\
-END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION								\
+	BOOKE_CLEAR_BTB(r10)						\
 	andi.	r11,r11,MSR_PR;						     \
 	mfspr	r11,SPRN_SPRG_THREAD;	/* if from user, start at top of   */\
 	lwz	r11,THREAD_INFO-THREAD(r11); /* this thread's kernel stack */\


Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from diana.craciun@nxp.com are

queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-add-support-for-a-store-forwarding-barrier-at-kernel-entry-exit.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-emulate-sprn_bucsr-register.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64-make-stf-barrier-ppc_book3s_64-specific.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-fix-spectre_v2-mitigations-reporting.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-patch-barrier_nospec-in-modules.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-rfi-flush-call-setup_rfi_flush-after-lpm-migration.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-query-hypervisor-for-count-cache-flush-settings.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-powernv-set-or-clear-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-add-support-for-software-count-cache-flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc64s-show-ori31-availability-in-spectre_v1-sysfs-file-not-v2.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-flush-the-branch-predictor-at-each-kernel-entry-64bit.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-update-spectre-v2-reporting.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v2.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64-make-meltdown-reporting-book3s-64-specific.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-rfi-flush-make-it-possible-to-call-setup_rfi_flush-again.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-add-support-for-ori-barrier_nospec-patching.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-use-barrier_nospec-in-copy_from_user.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-fix-section-mismatch-warnings-from-setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-sanitize-the-syscall-table-for-nxp-powerpc-32-bit-platforms.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-avoid-code-patching-freed-init-sections.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-add-macro-to-flush-the-branch-predictor.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-xmon-add-rfi-flush-related-fields-to-paca-dump.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-add-barrier_nospec-implementation-for-nxp-powerpc-book3e.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-security-fix-spectre_v2-reporting.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-add-security-feature-flags-for-spectre-meltdown.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-powernv-use-the-security-flags-in-pnv_setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64-disable-the-speculation-barrier-from-the-command-line.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-fix-the-flush-of-branch-predictor.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-use-the-security-flags-in-pseries_setup_rfi_flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64-add-config_ppc_barrier_nospec.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-move-cpu_show_meltdown.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-enable-runtime-patching-if-nospectre_v2-boot-arg-is-used.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64-use-barrier_nospec-in-syscall-entry.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-fixed-warning-orphan-section-__btb_flush_fixup.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-add-nospectre_v2-command-line-argument.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-add-new-security-feature-flags-for-count-cache-flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-add-infrastructure-to-fixup-branch-predictor-flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-rfi-flush-differentiate-enabled-and-patched-flush-types.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-enhance-the-information-in-cpu_show_spectre_v1.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64-call-setup_barrier_nospec-from-setup_arch.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-rfi-flush-always-enable-fallback-flush-on-pseries.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-improve-rfi-l1-d-cache-flush-fallback.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-asm-add-a-patch_site-macro-helpers-for-patching-instructions.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-add-new-h_get_cpu_characteristics-flags.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-flush-the-branch-predictor-at-each-kernel-entry-32-bit.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-enable-barrier_nospec-based-on-firmware-settings.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-powernv-support-firmware-disable-of-rfi-flush.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-rfi-flush-move-the-logic-to-avoid-a-redo-into-the-debugfs-code.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-fsl-flush-branch-predictor-when-entering-kvm.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-powernv-query-firmware-for-count-cache-flush-settings.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-wire-up-cpu_show_spectre_v1.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-add-barrier_nospec.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-64s-enhance-the-information-in-cpu_show_meltdown.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-move-default-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-fix-clearing-of-security-feature-flags.patch
queue-4.4/powerpc-pseries-restore-default-security-feature-flags-on-setup.patch