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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c | 5 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h index abef812de7f8..2c895e8d07f7 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags); int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr); int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr); +int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr); int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr, unsigned long addr); unsigned long branch_target(const unsigned int *instr); unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest, diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c index 0b0f89685b67..2a1b1273a312 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c @@ -486,7 +486,17 @@ static bool is_early_mcount_callsite(u32 *instruction) restore r2. */ static int restore_r2(u32 *instruction, struct module *me) { - if (is_early_mcount_callsite(instruction - 1)) + u32 *prev_insn = instruction - 1; + + if (is_early_mcount_callsite(prev_insn)) + return 1; + + /* + * Make sure the branch isn't a sibling call. Sibling calls aren't + * "link" branches and they don't return, so they don't need the r2 + * restore afterwards. + */ + if (!instr_is_relative_link_branch(*prev_insn)) return 1; if (*instruction != PPC_INST_NOP) { diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c index d469224c4ada..096d4e4d31e6 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c @@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr) return instr_is_branch_iform(instr) || instr_is_branch_bform(instr); } +int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr) +{ + return instr_is_relative_branch(instr) && (instr & BRANCH_SET_LINK); +} + static unsigned long branch_iform_target(const unsigned int *instr) { signed long imm; |