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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index b4470eabf151..b4e576600969 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,40 @@ void *text_poke_kgdb(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
return __text_poke(addr, opcode, len);
}
+/**
+ * text_poke_copy - Copy instructions into (an unused part of) RX memory
+ * @addr: address to modify
+ * @opcode: source of the copy
+ * @len: length to copy, could be more than 2x PAGE_SIZE
+ *
+ * Not safe against concurrent execution; useful for JITs to dump
+ * new code blocks into unused regions of RX memory. Can be used in
+ * conjunction with synchronize_rcu_tasks() to wait for existing
+ * execution to quiesce after having made sure no existing functions
+ * pointers are live.
+ */
+void *text_poke_copy(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
+{
+ unsigned long start = (unsigned long)addr;
+ size_t patched = 0;
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(core_kernel_text(start)))
+ return NULL;
+
+ mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
+ while (patched < len) {
+ unsigned long ptr = start + patched;
+ size_t s;
+
+ s = min_t(size_t, PAGE_SIZE * 2 - offset_in_page(ptr), len - patched);
+
+ __text_poke((void *)ptr, opcode + patched, s);
+ patched += s;
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
+ return addr;
+}
+
static void do_sync_core(void *info)
{
sync_core();