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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@linaro.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] powerpc: lib: sstep: fix build errors
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:27:19 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220223152719.GF614@gate.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220223135820.2252470-3-anders.roxell@linaro.org>

On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 02:58:20PM +0100, Anders Roxell wrote:
> Building tinyconfig with gcc (Debian 11.2.0-16) and assembler (Debian
> 2.37.90.20220207) the following build error shows up:
> 
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:10576: Error: unrecognized opcode: `stbcx.'
> {standard input}:10680: Error: unrecognized opcode: `lharx'
> {standard input}:10694: Error: unrecognized opcode: `lbarx'
> 
> Rework to add assembler directives [1] around the instruction.  The
> problem with this might be that we can trick a power6 into
> single-stepping through an stbcx. for instance, and it will execute that
> in kernel mode.
> 
> [1] https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/PowerPC_002dPseudo.html#PowerPC_002dPseudo

Wow, no wonder you think you need quotes after reading that.  I'll try
to get that fixed.

Reviewed-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>


Segher

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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@linaro.org>
Cc: mpe@ellerman.id.au, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] powerpc: lib: sstep: fix build errors
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:27:19 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220223152719.GF614@gate.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220223135820.2252470-3-anders.roxell@linaro.org>

On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 02:58:20PM +0100, Anders Roxell wrote:
> Building tinyconfig with gcc (Debian 11.2.0-16) and assembler (Debian
> 2.37.90.20220207) the following build error shows up:
> 
> {standard input}: Assembler messages:
> {standard input}:10576: Error: unrecognized opcode: `stbcx.'
> {standard input}:10680: Error: unrecognized opcode: `lharx'
> {standard input}:10694: Error: unrecognized opcode: `lbarx'
> 
> Rework to add assembler directives [1] around the instruction.  The
> problem with this might be that we can trick a power6 into
> single-stepping through an stbcx. for instance, and it will execute that
> in kernel mode.
> 
> [1] https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/PowerPC_002dPseudo.html#PowerPC_002dPseudo

Wow, no wonder you think you need quotes after reading that.  I'll try
to get that fixed.

Reviewed-by: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>


Segher

  reply	other threads:[~2022-02-23 15:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-02-23 13:58 [PATCH 1/3] powerpc: lib: sstep: fix 'sthcx' instruction Anders Roxell
2022-02-23 13:58 ` Anders Roxell
2022-02-23 13:58 ` [PATCH 2/3] powerpc: fix build errors Anders Roxell
2022-02-23 13:58   ` Anders Roxell
2022-02-23 15:21   ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-23 15:21     ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-24  2:54   ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24  2:54     ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24  5:05     ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24  5:05       ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24  8:55       ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-02-24  8:55         ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-02-24 10:11         ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24 10:11           ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24 10:20           ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-02-24 10:20             ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-02-24 11:13             ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24 11:13               ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24 17:29               ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-24 17:29                 ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-25  0:23                 ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-25  0:23                   ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-25 22:28                   ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-25 22:28                     ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-26  0:07                     ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-26  0:07                       ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24 17:12       ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-24 17:12         ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-25  0:32         ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-25  0:32           ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-25  8:33           ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-02-25  8:33             ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-02-25 10:51             ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-25 10:51               ` Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-25 22:33           ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-25 22:33             ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-24 12:39   ` Michael Ellerman
2022-02-24 12:39     ` Michael Ellerman
2022-02-24 16:12     ` Anders Roxell
2022-02-24 16:12       ` Anders Roxell
2022-02-24 17:37     ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-24 17:37       ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-23 13:58 ` [PATCH 3/3] powerpc: lib: sstep: " Anders Roxell
2022-02-23 13:58   ` Anders Roxell
2022-02-23 15:27   ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2022-02-23 15:27     ` Segher Boessenkool
2022-02-24  2:40 ` [PATCH 1/3] powerpc: lib: sstep: fix 'sthcx' instruction Nicholas Piggin
2022-02-24  2:40   ` Nicholas Piggin

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