Linux Virtualization - Jun 2018 - [PATCH v3 6/9] x86: prevent inline distortion by paravirt ops

On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 07:19:08AM -0700, Nadav Amit
wrote:
> +/*
> + * This generates an indirect call based on the operation type number.
> + * The type number, computed in PARAVIRT_PATCH, is derived from the
> + * offset into the paravirt_patch_template structure, and can therefore be
> + * freely converted back into a structure offset.
> + */
> +.macro PARAVIRT_ALT type:req clobber:req pv_opptr:req
Unlike the marcro maze you replaced, this has the CALL hardcoded in. So
maybe name this PARAVIRT_CALL instead of PARAVIRT_ALT ?
> +771:	ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
> +	call *\pv_opptr
> +772:	.pushsection .parainstructions,"a"
> +	_ASM_ALIGN
> +	_ASM_PTR 771b
> +	.byte \type
> +	.byte 772b-771b
> +	.short \clobber
> +	.popsection
> +.endm