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I haven't read the all the emails in full detail, but it seems pretty clear that __x86_indirect_thunk and __llvm_retpoline_push do not do the same things. It sounds like __llvm_retpoline_push is equivalent to __x86_indirect_thunk except first it swaps the two words on the top of the stack. I arranged it this way because the x86 call instruction puts the intended return address on the top of