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-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c29
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c
index 1a3badab800a..ad7821d64a1d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -28,12 +28,18 @@
extern struct alt_instr __alt_instructions[], __alt_instructions_end[];
-static int __apply_alternatives(void *dummy)
+struct alt_region {
+ struct alt_instr *begin;
+ struct alt_instr *end;
+};
+
+static int __apply_alternatives(void *alt_region)
{
struct alt_instr *alt;
+ struct alt_region *region = alt_region;
u8 *origptr, *replptr;
- for (alt = __alt_instructions; alt < __alt_instructions_end; alt++) {
+ for (alt = region->begin; alt < region->end; alt++) {
if (!cpus_have_cap(alt->cpufeature))
continue;
@@ -51,10 +57,25 @@ static int __apply_alternatives(void *dummy)
return 0;
}
-void apply_alternatives(void)
+void apply_alternatives_all(void)
{
+ struct alt_region region = {
+ .begin = __alt_instructions,
+ .end = __alt_instructions_end,
+ };
+
/* better not try code patching on a live SMP system */
- stop_machine(__apply_alternatives, NULL, NULL);
+ stop_machine(__apply_alternatives, &region, NULL);
+}
+
+void apply_alternatives(void *start, size_t length)
+{
+ struct alt_region region = {
+ .begin = start,
+ .end = start + length,
+ };
+
+ __apply_alternatives(&region);
}
void free_alternatives_memory(void)