[PATCH] x86/its: Move ITS indirect branch thunks to .text..__x86.indirect_thunk
From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri Jun 06 2025 - 12:55:16 EST
The ITS mitigation includes both indirect branch thunks and return
thunks. Both are currently placed in .text..__x86.return_thunk, which
is appropriate for the latter but not the former.
For consistency with other mitigations, move the indirect branch thunks
to .text..__x86.indirect_thunk.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
index d78d769a02bd..f513d33b6d37 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
.section .text..__x86.indirect_thunk
-
.macro POLINE reg
ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL
call .Ldo_rop_\@
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(__x86_indirect_thunk_array)
#undef GEN
#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING
+
.macro CALL_THUNK reg
.align RETPOLINE_THUNK_SIZE
@@ -126,7 +126,45 @@ SYM_CODE_END(__x86_indirect_jump_thunk_array)
#define GEN(reg) __EXPORT_THUNK(__x86_indirect_jump_thunk_ ## reg)
#include <asm/GEN-for-each-reg.h>
#undef GEN
-#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MITIGATION_CALL_DEPTH_TRACKING */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_ITS
+
+.macro ITS_THUNK reg
+
+/*
+ * If CFI paranoid is used then the ITS thunk starts with opcodes (0xea; jne 1b)
+ * that complete the fineibt_paranoid caller sequence.
+ */
+1: .byte 0xea
+SYM_INNER_LABEL(__x86_indirect_paranoid_thunk_\reg, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
+ UNWIND_HINT_UNDEFINED
+ ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
+ jne 1b
+SYM_INNER_LABEL(__x86_indirect_its_thunk_\reg, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
+ UNWIND_HINT_UNDEFINED
+ ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
+ ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
+ jmp *%\reg
+ int3
+ .align 32, 0xcc /* fill to the end of the line */
+ .skip 32 - (__x86_indirect_its_thunk_\reg - 1b), 0xcc /* skip to the next upper half */
+.endm
+
+/* ITS mitigation requires thunks be aligned to upper half of cacheline */
+.align 64, 0xcc
+.skip 29, 0xcc
+
+#define GEN(reg) ITS_THUNK reg
+#include <asm/GEN-for-each-reg.h>
+#undef GEN
+
+ .align 64, 0xcc
+SYM_FUNC_ALIAS(__x86_indirect_its_thunk_array, __x86_indirect_its_thunk_rax)
+SYM_CODE_END(__x86_indirect_its_thunk_array)
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MITIGATION_ITS */
#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_RETHUNK
@@ -370,39 +408,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(call_depth_return_thunk)
#ifdef CONFIG_MITIGATION_ITS
-.macro ITS_THUNK reg
-
-/*
- * If CFI paranoid is used then the ITS thunk starts with opcodes (0xea; jne 1b)
- * that complete the fineibt_paranoid caller sequence.
- */
-1: .byte 0xea
-SYM_INNER_LABEL(__x86_indirect_paranoid_thunk_\reg, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
- UNWIND_HINT_UNDEFINED
- ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
- jne 1b
-SYM_INNER_LABEL(__x86_indirect_its_thunk_\reg, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
- UNWIND_HINT_UNDEFINED
- ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
- ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
- jmp *%\reg
- int3
- .align 32, 0xcc /* fill to the end of the line */
- .skip 32 - (__x86_indirect_its_thunk_\reg - 1b), 0xcc /* skip to the next upper half */
-.endm
-
-/* ITS mitigation requires thunks be aligned to upper half of cacheline */
-.align 64, 0xcc
-.skip 29, 0xcc
-
-#define GEN(reg) ITS_THUNK reg
-#include <asm/GEN-for-each-reg.h>
-#undef GEN
-
- .align 64, 0xcc
-SYM_FUNC_ALIAS(__x86_indirect_its_thunk_array, __x86_indirect_its_thunk_rax)
-SYM_CODE_END(__x86_indirect_its_thunk_array)
-
.align 64, 0xcc
.skip 32, 0xcc
SYM_CODE_START(its_return_thunk)
--
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