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<title>powerpc/64s: Fix stf mitigation patching w/strict RWX &amp; hash</title>
<updated>2021-05-14T07:27:37+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Michael Ellerman</name>
<email>mpe@ellerman.id.au</email>
</author>
<published>2021-05-13T14:08:00+00:00</published>
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The stf entry barrier fallback is unsafe to execute in a semi-patched
state, which can happen when enabling/disabling the mitigation with
strict kernel RWX enabled and using the hash MMU.

See the previous commit for more details.

Fix it by changing the order in which we patch the instructions.

Note the stf barrier fallback is only used on Power6 or earlier.

Fixes: bd573a81312f ("powerpc/mm/64s: Allow STRICT_KERNEL_RWX again")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210513140800.1391706-2-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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The stf entry barrier fallback is unsafe to execute in a semi-patched
state, which can happen when enabling/disabling the mitigation with
strict kernel RWX enabled and using the hash MMU.

See the previous commit for more details.

Fix it by changing the order in which we patch the instructions.

Note the stf barrier fallback is only used on Power6 or earlier.

Fixes: bd573a81312f ("powerpc/mm/64s: Allow STRICT_KERNEL_RWX again")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210513140800.1391706-2-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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<entry>
<title>powerpc/64s: Fix entry flush patching w/strict RWX &amp; hash</title>
<updated>2021-05-14T07:27:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Michael Ellerman</name>
<email>mpe@ellerman.id.au</email>
</author>
<published>2021-05-13T14:07:59+00:00</published>
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The entry flush mitigation can be enabled/disabled at runtime. When this
happens it results in the kernel patching its own instructions to
enable/disable the mitigation sequence.

With strict kernel RWX enabled instruction patching happens via a
secondary mapping of the kernel text, so that we don't have to make the
primary mapping writable. With the hash MMU this leads to a hash fault,
which causes us to execute the exception entry which contains the entry
flush mitigation.

This means we end up executing the entry flush in a semi-patched state,
ie. after we have patched the first instruction but before we patch the
second or third instruction of the sequence.

On machines with updated firmware the entry flush is a series of special
nops, and it's safe to to execute in a semi-patched state.

However when using the fallback flush the sequence is mflr/branch/mtlr,
and so it's not safe to execute if we have patched out the mflr but not
the other two instructions. Doing so leads to us corrputing LR, leading
to an oops, for example:

  # echo 0 &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/entry_flush
  kernel tried to execute exec-protected page (c000000002971000) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
  BUG: Unable to handle kernel instruction fetch
  Faulting instruction address: 0xc000000002971000
  Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]
  LE PAGE_SIZE=64K MMU=Hash SMP NR_CPUS=2048 NUMA pSeries
  CPU: 0 PID: 2215 Comm: bash Not tainted 5.13.0-rc1-00010-gda3bb206c9ce #1
  NIP:  c000000002971000 LR: c000000002971000 CTR: c000000000120c40
  REGS: c000000013243840 TRAP: 0400   Not tainted  (5.13.0-rc1-00010-gda3bb206c9ce)
  MSR:  8000000010009033 &lt;SF,EE,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE&gt;  CR: 48428482  XER: 00000000
  ...
  NIP  0xc000000002971000
  LR   0xc000000002971000
  Call Trace:
    do_patch_instruction+0xc4/0x340 (unreliable)
    do_entry_flush_fixups+0x100/0x3b0
    entry_flush_set+0x50/0xe0
    simple_attr_write+0x160/0x1a0
    full_proxy_write+0x8c/0x110
    vfs_write+0xf0/0x340
    ksys_write+0x84/0x140
    system_call_exception+0x164/0x2d0
    system_call_common+0xec/0x278

The simplest fix is to change the order in which we patch the
instructions, so that the sequence is always safe to execute. For the
non-fallback flushes it doesn't matter what order we patch in.

Fixes: bd573a81312f ("powerpc/mm/64s: Allow STRICT_KERNEL_RWX again")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210513140800.1391706-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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The entry flush mitigation can be enabled/disabled at runtime. When this
happens it results in the kernel patching its own instructions to
enable/disable the mitigation sequence.

With strict kernel RWX enabled instruction patching happens via a
secondary mapping of the kernel text, so that we don't have to make the
primary mapping writable. With the hash MMU this leads to a hash fault,
which causes us to execute the exception entry which contains the entry
flush mitigation.

This means we end up executing the entry flush in a semi-patched state,
ie. after we have patched the first instruction but before we patch the
second or third instruction of the sequence.

On machines with updated firmware the entry flush is a series of special
nops, and it's safe to to execute in a semi-patched state.

However when using the fallback flush the sequence is mflr/branch/mtlr,
and so it's not safe to execute if we have patched out the mflr but not
the other two instructions. Doing so leads to us corrputing LR, leading
to an oops, for example:

  # echo 0 &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/entry_flush
  kernel tried to execute exec-protected page (c000000002971000) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
  BUG: Unable to handle kernel instruction fetch
  Faulting instruction address: 0xc000000002971000
  Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]
  LE PAGE_SIZE=64K MMU=Hash SMP NR_CPUS=2048 NUMA pSeries
  CPU: 0 PID: 2215 Comm: bash Not tainted 5.13.0-rc1-00010-gda3bb206c9ce #1
  NIP:  c000000002971000 LR: c000000002971000 CTR: c000000000120c40
  REGS: c000000013243840 TRAP: 0400   Not tainted  (5.13.0-rc1-00010-gda3bb206c9ce)
  MSR:  8000000010009033 &lt;SF,EE,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE&gt;  CR: 48428482  XER: 00000000
  ...
  NIP  0xc000000002971000
  LR   0xc000000002971000
  Call Trace:
    do_patch_instruction+0xc4/0x340 (unreliable)
    do_entry_flush_fixups+0x100/0x3b0
    entry_flush_set+0x50/0xe0
    simple_attr_write+0x160/0x1a0
    full_proxy_write+0x8c/0x110
    vfs_write+0xf0/0x340
    ksys_write+0x84/0x140
    system_call_exception+0x164/0x2d0
    system_call_common+0xec/0x278

The simplest fix is to change the order in which we patch the
instructions, so that the sequence is always safe to execute. For the
non-fallback flushes it doesn't matter what order we patch in.

Fixes: bd573a81312f ("powerpc/mm/64s: Allow STRICT_KERNEL_RWX again")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210513140800.1391706-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/64s: Fix crashes when toggling entry flush barrier</title>
<updated>2021-05-14T07:27:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Michael Ellerman</name>
<email>mpe@ellerman.id.au</email>
</author>
<published>2021-05-06T04:49:59+00:00</published>
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The entry flush mitigation can be enabled/disabled at runtime via a
debugfs file (entry_flush), which causes the kernel to patch itself to
enable/disable the relevant mitigations.

However depending on which mitigation we're using, it may not be safe to
do that patching while other CPUs are active. For example the following
crash:

  sleeper[15639]: segfault (11) at c000000000004c20 nip c000000000004c20 lr c000000000004c20

Shows that we returned to userspace with a corrupted LR that points into
the kernel, due to executing the partially patched call to the fallback
entry flush (ie. we missed the LR restore).

Fix it by doing the patching under stop machine. The CPUs that aren't
doing the patching will be spinning in the core of the stop machine
logic. That is currently sufficient for our purposes, because none of
the patching we do is to that code or anywhere in the vicinity.

Fixes: f79643787e0a ("powerpc/64s: flush L1D on kernel entry")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.10+
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210506044959.1298123-2-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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The entry flush mitigation can be enabled/disabled at runtime via a
debugfs file (entry_flush), which causes the kernel to patch itself to
enable/disable the relevant mitigations.

However depending on which mitigation we're using, it may not be safe to
do that patching while other CPUs are active. For example the following
crash:

  sleeper[15639]: segfault (11) at c000000000004c20 nip c000000000004c20 lr c000000000004c20

Shows that we returned to userspace with a corrupted LR that points into
the kernel, due to executing the partially patched call to the fallback
entry flush (ie. we missed the LR restore).

Fix it by doing the patching under stop machine. The CPUs that aren't
doing the patching will be spinning in the core of the stop machine
logic. That is currently sufficient for our purposes, because none of
the patching we do is to that code or anywhere in the vicinity.

Fixes: f79643787e0a ("powerpc/64s: flush L1D on kernel entry")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.10+
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210506044959.1298123-2-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/64s: Fix crashes when toggling stf barrier</title>
<updated>2021-05-14T07:27:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Michael Ellerman</name>
<email>mpe@ellerman.id.au</email>
</author>
<published>2021-05-06T04:49:58+00:00</published>
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The STF (store-to-load forwarding) barrier mitigation can be
enabled/disabled at runtime via a debugfs file (stf_barrier), which
causes the kernel to patch itself to enable/disable the relevant
mitigations.

However depending on which mitigation we're using, it may not be safe to
do that patching while other CPUs are active. For example the following
crash:

  User access of kernel address (c00000003fff5af0) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
  segfault (11) at c00000003fff5af0 nip 7fff8ad12198 lr 7fff8ad121f8 code 1
  code: 40820128 e93c00d0 e9290058 7c292840 40810058 38600000 4bfd9a81 e8410018
  code: 2c030006 41810154 3860ffb6 e9210098 &lt;e94d8ff0&gt; 7d295279 39400000 40820a3c

Shows that we returned to userspace without restoring the user r13
value, due to executing the partially patched STF exit code.

Fix it by doing the patching under stop machine. The CPUs that aren't
doing the patching will be spinning in the core of the stop machine
logic. That is currently sufficient for our purposes, because none of
the patching we do is to that code or anywhere in the vicinity.

Fixes: a048a07d7f45 ("powerpc/64s: Add support for a store forwarding barrier at kernel entry/exit")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.17+
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210506044959.1298123-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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The STF (store-to-load forwarding) barrier mitigation can be
enabled/disabled at runtime via a debugfs file (stf_barrier), which
causes the kernel to patch itself to enable/disable the relevant
mitigations.

However depending on which mitigation we're using, it may not be safe to
do that patching while other CPUs are active. For example the following
crash:

  User access of kernel address (c00000003fff5af0) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
  segfault (11) at c00000003fff5af0 nip 7fff8ad12198 lr 7fff8ad121f8 code 1
  code: 40820128 e93c00d0 e9290058 7c292840 40810058 38600000 4bfd9a81 e8410018
  code: 2c030006 41810154 3860ffb6 e9210098 &lt;e94d8ff0&gt; 7d295279 39400000 40820a3c

Shows that we returned to userspace without restoring the user r13
value, due to executing the partially patched STF exit code.

Fix it by doing the patching under stop machine. The CPUs that aren't
doing the patching will be spinning in the core of the stop machine
logic. That is currently sufficient for our purposes, because none of
the patching we do is to that code or anywhere in the vicinity.

Fixes: a048a07d7f45 ("powerpc/64s: Add support for a store forwarding barrier at kernel entry/exit")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.17+
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210506044959.1298123-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au

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<entry>
<title>powerpc/32: Fix boot failure with CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR</title>
<updated>2021-05-04T12:28:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
<email>christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu</email>
</author>
<published>2021-04-29T16:52:09+00:00</published>
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Commit 7c95d8893fb5 ("powerpc: Change calling convention for
create_branch() et. al.") complexified the frame of function
do_feature_fixups(), leading to GCC setting up a stack
guard when CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR is selected.

The problem is that do_feature_fixups() is called very early
while 'current' in r2 is not set up yet and the code is still
not at the final address used at link time.

So, like other instrumentation, stack protection needs to be
deactivated for feature-fixups.c and code-patching.c

Fixes: 7c95d8893fb5 ("powerpc: Change calling convention for create_branch() et. al.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.8+
Reported-by: Jonathan Neuschaefer &lt;j.neuschaefer@gmx.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Tested-by: Jonathan Neuschaefer &lt;j.neuschaefer@gmx.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b688fe82927b330349d9e44553363fa451ea4d95.1619715114.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu
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Commit 7c95d8893fb5 ("powerpc: Change calling convention for
create_branch() et. al.") complexified the frame of function
do_feature_fixups(), leading to GCC setting up a stack
guard when CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR is selected.

The problem is that do_feature_fixups() is called very early
while 'current' in r2 is not set up yet and the code is still
not at the final address used at link time.

So, like other instrumentation, stack protection needs to be
deactivated for feature-fixups.c and code-patching.c

Fixes: 7c95d8893fb5 ("powerpc: Change calling convention for create_branch() et. al.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.8+
Reported-by: Jonathan Neuschaefer &lt;j.neuschaefer@gmx.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Tested-by: Jonathan Neuschaefer &lt;j.neuschaefer@gmx.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b688fe82927b330349d9e44553363fa451ea4d95.1619715114.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu
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<entry>
<title>powerpc: Move copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault()</title>
<updated>2021-04-21T12:52:34+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
<email>christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu</email>
</author>
<published>2021-04-14T13:08:43+00:00</published>
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When probe_kernel_read_inst() was created, there was no good place to
put it, so a file called lib/inst.c was dedicated for it.

Since then, probe_kernel_read_inst() has been renamed
copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault(). And mm/maccess.h didn't exist at that
time. Today, mm/maccess.h is related to copy_from_kernel_nofault().

Move copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault() into mm/maccess.c

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/9655d8957313906b77b8db5700a0e33ce06f45e5.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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When probe_kernel_read_inst() was created, there was no good place to
put it, so a file called lib/inst.c was dedicated for it.

Since then, probe_kernel_read_inst() has been renamed
copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault(). And mm/maccess.h didn't exist at that
time. Today, mm/maccess.h is related to copy_from_kernel_nofault().

Move copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault() into mm/maccess.c

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/9655d8957313906b77b8db5700a0e33ce06f45e5.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc: Rename probe_kernel_read_inst()</title>
<updated>2021-04-21T12:52:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
<email>christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu</email>
</author>
<published>2021-04-14T13:08:42+00:00</published>
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When probe_kernel_read_inst() was created, it was to mimic
probe_kernel_read() function.

Since then, probe_kernel_read() has been renamed
copy_from_kernel_nofault().

Rename probe_kernel_read_inst() into copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault().

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b783d1f7cdb8914992384a669a2af57051b6bdcf.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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When probe_kernel_read_inst() was created, it was to mimic
probe_kernel_read() function.

Since then, probe_kernel_read() has been renamed
copy_from_kernel_nofault().

Rename probe_kernel_read_inst() into copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault().

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b783d1f7cdb8914992384a669a2af57051b6bdcf.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc: Make probe_kernel_read_inst() common to PPC32 and PPC64</title>
<updated>2021-04-21T12:52:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
<email>christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu</email>
</author>
<published>2021-04-14T13:08:41+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=6449078d50111c839bb7156c3b99b9def80eed42'/>
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We have two independant versions of probe_kernel_read_inst(), one for
PPC32 and one for PPC64.

The PPC32 is identical to the first part of the PPC64 version.
The remaining part of PPC64 version is not relevant for PPC32, but
not contradictory, so we can easily have a common function with
the PPC64 part opted out via a IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC64).

The only need is to add a version of ppc_inst_prefix() for PPC32.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/f7b9dfddef3b3760182c7e5466356c121a293dc9.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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We have two independant versions of probe_kernel_read_inst(), one for
PPC32 and one for PPC64.

The PPC32 is identical to the first part of the PPC64 version.
The remaining part of PPC64 version is not relevant for PPC32, but
not contradictory, so we can easily have a common function with
the PPC64 part opted out via a IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC64).

The only need is to add a version of ppc_inst_prefix() for PPC32.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/f7b9dfddef3b3760182c7e5466356c121a293dc9.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc: Remove probe_user_read_inst()</title>
<updated>2021-04-21T12:52:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
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<published>2021-04-14T13:08:40+00:00</published>
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Its name comes from former probe_user_read() function.
That function is now called copy_from_user_nofault().

probe_user_read_inst() uses copy_from_user_nofault() to read only
a few bytes. It is suboptimal.

It does the same as get_user_inst() but in addition disables
page faults.

But on the other hand, it is not used for the time being. So remove it
for now. If one day it is really needed, we can give it a new name
more in line with today's naming, and implement it using get_user_inst()

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/5f6f82572242a59bfee1e19a71194d8f7ef5fca4.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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Its name comes from former probe_user_read() function.
That function is now called copy_from_user_nofault().

probe_user_read_inst() uses copy_from_user_nofault() to read only
a few bytes. It is suboptimal.

It does the same as get_user_inst() but in addition disables
page faults.

But on the other hand, it is not used for the time being. So remove it
for now. If one day it is really needed, we can give it a new name
more in line with today's naming, and implement it using get_user_inst()

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/5f6f82572242a59bfee1e19a71194d8f7ef5fca4.1618405715.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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<title>powerpc/inst: ppc_inst_as_u64() becomes ppc_inst_as_ulong()</title>
<updated>2021-04-21T12:52:32+00:00</updated>
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<name>Christophe Leroy</name>
<email>christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu</email>
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In order to simplify use on PPC32, change ppc_inst_as_u64()
into ppc_inst_as_ulong() that returns the 32 bits instruction
on PPC32.

Will be used when porting OPTPROBES to PPC32.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/22cadf29620664b600b82026d2a72b8b23351777.1618927318.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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In order to simplify use on PPC32, change ppc_inst_as_u64()
into ppc_inst_as_ulong() that returns the 32 bits instruction
on PPC32.

Will be used when porting OPTPROBES to PPC32.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy &lt;christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/22cadf29620664b600b82026d2a72b8b23351777.1618927318.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu

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