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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 5cb272a7a5a3..c5b8f760473c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -337,7 +337,11 @@ done:
n_dspl, (unsigned long)orig_insn + n_dspl + repl_len);
}
-static void __init_or_module optimize_nops(struct alt_instr *a, u8 *instr)
+/*
+ * "noinline" to cause control flow change and thus invalidate I$ and
+ * cause refetch after modification.
+ */
+static void __init_or_module noinline optimize_nops(struct alt_instr *a, u8 *instr)
{
unsigned long flags;
@@ -346,7 +350,6 @@ static void __init_or_module optimize_nops(struct alt_instr *a, u8 *instr)
local_irq_save(flags);
add_nops(instr + (a->instrlen - a->padlen), a->padlen);
- sync_core();
local_irq_restore(flags);
DUMP_BYTES(instr, a->instrlen, "%p: [%d:%d) optimized NOPs: ",
@@ -359,9 +362,12 @@ static void __init_or_module optimize_nops(struct alt_instr *a, u8 *instr)
* This implies that asymmetric systems where APs have less capabilities than
* the boot processor are not handled. Tough. Make sure you disable such
* features by hand.
+ *
+ * Marked "noinline" to cause control flow change and thus insn cache
+ * to refetch changed I$ lines.
*/
-void __init_or_module apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
- struct alt_instr *end)
+void __init_or_module noinline apply_alternatives(struct alt_instr *start,
+ struct alt_instr *end)
{
struct alt_instr *a;
u8 *instr, *replacement;
@@ -667,7 +673,6 @@ void *__init_or_module text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode,
unsigned long flags;
local_irq_save(flags);
memcpy(addr, opcode, len);
- sync_core();
local_irq_restore(flags);
/* Could also do a CLFLUSH here to speed up CPU recovery; but
that causes hangs on some VIA CPUs. */