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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_H
+#define __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_H
+
+#include <asm/cpucaps.h>
+#include <asm/insn.h>
+
+#define ARM64_CB_PATCH ARM64_NCAPS
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
+
+extern int alternatives_applied;
+
+struct alt_instr {
+	s32 orig_offset;	/* offset to original instruction */
+	s32 alt_offset;		/* offset to replacement instruction */
+	u16 cpufeature;		/* cpufeature bit set for replacement */
+	u8  orig_len;		/* size of original instruction(s) */
+	u8  alt_len;		/* size of new instruction(s), <= orig_len */
+};
+
+typedef void (*alternative_cb_t)(struct alt_instr *alt,
+				 __le32 *origptr, __le32 *updptr, int nr_inst);
+
+void __init apply_alternatives_all(void);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+void apply_alternatives_module(void *start, size_t length);
+#else
+static inline void apply_alternatives_module(void *start, size_t length) { }
+#endif
+
+#define ALTINSTR_ENTRY(feature,cb)					      \
+	" .word 661b - .\n"				/* label           */ \
+	" .if " __stringify(cb) " == 0\n"				      \
+	" .word 663f - .\n"				/* new instruction */ \
+	" .else\n"							      \
+	" .word " __stringify(cb) "- .\n"		/* callback */	      \
+	" .endif\n"							      \
+	" .hword " __stringify(feature) "\n"		/* feature bit     */ \
+	" .byte 662b-661b\n"				/* source len      */ \
+	" .byte 664f-663f\n"				/* replacement len */
+
+/*
+ * alternative assembly primitive:
+ *
+ * If any of these .org directive fail, it means that insn1 and insn2
+ * don't have the same length. This used to be written as
+ *
+ * .if ((664b-663b) != (662b-661b))
+ * 	.error "Alternatives instruction length mismatch"
+ * .endif
+ *
+ * but most assemblers die if insn1 or insn2 have a .inst. This should
+ * be fixed in a binutils release posterior to 2.25.51.0.2 (anything
+ * containing commit 4e4d08cf7399b606 or c1baaddf8861).
+ *
+ * Alternatives with callbacks do not generate replacement instructions.
+ */
+#define __ALTERNATIVE_CFG(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, cfg_enabled, cb)	\
+	".if "__stringify(cfg_enabled)" == 1\n"				\
+	"661:\n\t"							\
+	oldinstr "\n"							\
+	"662:\n"							\
+	".pushsection .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"				\
+	ALTINSTR_ENTRY(feature,cb)					\
+	".popsection\n"							\
+	" .if " __stringify(cb) " == 0\n"				\
+	".pushsection .altinstr_replacement, \"a\"\n"			\
+	"663:\n\t"							\
+	newinstr "\n"							\
+	"664:\n\t"							\
+	".popsection\n\t"						\
+	".org	. - (664b-663b) + (662b-661b)\n\t"			\
+	".org	. - (662b-661b) + (664b-663b)\n"			\
+	".else\n\t"							\
+	"663:\n\t"							\
+	"664:\n\t"							\
+	".endif\n"							\
+	".endif\n"
+
+#define _ALTERNATIVE_CFG(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, cfg, ...)	\
+	__ALTERNATIVE_CFG(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, IS_ENABLED(cfg), 0)
+
+#define ALTERNATIVE_CB(oldinstr, cb) \
+	__ALTERNATIVE_CFG(oldinstr, "NOT_AN_INSTRUCTION", ARM64_CB_PATCH, 1, cb)
+#else
+
+#include <asm/assembler.h>
+
+.macro altinstruction_entry orig_offset alt_offset feature orig_len alt_len
+	.word \orig_offset - .
+	.word \alt_offset - .
+	.hword \feature
+	.byte \orig_len
+	.byte \alt_len
+.endm
+
+.macro alternative_insn insn1, insn2, cap, enable = 1
+	.if \enable
+661:	\insn1
+662:	.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
+	altinstruction_entry 661b, 663f, \cap, 662b-661b, 664f-663f
+	.popsection
+	.pushsection .altinstr_replacement, "ax"
+663:	\insn2
+664:	.popsection
+	.org	. - (664b-663b) + (662b-661b)
+	.org	. - (662b-661b) + (664b-663b)
+	.endif
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Alternative sequences
+ *
+ * The code for the case where the capability is not present will be
+ * assembled and linked as normal. There are no restrictions on this
+ * code.
+ *
+ * The code for the case where the capability is present will be
+ * assembled into a special section to be used for dynamic patching.
+ * Code for that case must:
+ *
+ * 1. Be exactly the same length (in bytes) as the default code
+ *    sequence.
+ *
+ * 2. Not contain a branch target that is used outside of the
+ *    alternative sequence it is defined in (branches into an
+ *    alternative sequence are not fixed up).
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Begin an alternative code sequence.
+ */
+.macro alternative_if_not cap
+	.set .Lasm_alt_mode, 0
+	.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
+	altinstruction_entry 661f, 663f, \cap, 662f-661f, 664f-663f
+	.popsection
+661:
+.endm
+
+.macro alternative_if cap
+	.set .Lasm_alt_mode, 1
+	.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
+	altinstruction_entry 663f, 661f, \cap, 664f-663f, 662f-661f
+	.popsection
+	.pushsection .altinstr_replacement, "ax"
+	.align 2	/* So GAS knows label 661 is suitably aligned */
+661:
+.endm
+
+.macro alternative_cb cb
+	.set .Lasm_alt_mode, 0
+	.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"
+	altinstruction_entry 661f, \cb, ARM64_CB_PATCH, 662f-661f, 0
+	.popsection
+661:
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Provide the other half of the alternative code sequence.
+ */
+.macro alternative_else
+662:
+	.if .Lasm_alt_mode==0
+	.pushsection .altinstr_replacement, "ax"
+	.else
+	.popsection
+	.endif
+663:
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Complete an alternative code sequence.
+ */
+.macro alternative_endif
+664:
+	.if .Lasm_alt_mode==0
+	.popsection
+	.endif
+	.org	. - (664b-663b) + (662b-661b)
+	.org	. - (662b-661b) + (664b-663b)
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Callback-based alternative epilogue
+ */
+.macro alternative_cb_end
+662:
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Provides a trivial alternative or default sequence consisting solely
+ * of NOPs. The number of NOPs is chosen automatically to match the
+ * previous case.
+ */
+.macro alternative_else_nop_endif
+alternative_else
+	nops	(662b-661b) / AARCH64_INSN_SIZE
+alternative_endif
+.endm
+
+#define _ALTERNATIVE_CFG(insn1, insn2, cap, cfg, ...)	\
+	alternative_insn insn1, insn2, cap, IS_ENABLED(cfg)
+
+.macro user_alt, label, oldinstr, newinstr, cond
+9999:	alternative_insn "\oldinstr", "\newinstr", \cond
+	_ASM_EXTABLE 9999b, \label
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Generate the assembly for UAO alternatives with exception table entries.
+ * This is complicated as there is no post-increment or pair versions of the
+ * unprivileged instructions, and USER() only works for single instructions.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_UAO
+	.macro uao_ldp l, reg1, reg2, addr, post_inc
+		alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_UAO
+8888:			ldp	\reg1, \reg2, [\addr], \post_inc;
+8889:			nop;
+			nop;
+		alternative_else
+			ldtr	\reg1, [\addr];
+			ldtr	\reg2, [\addr, #8];
+			add	\addr, \addr, \post_inc;
+		alternative_endif
+
+		_asm_extable	8888b,\l;
+		_asm_extable	8889b,\l;
+	.endm
+
+	.macro uao_stp l, reg1, reg2, addr, post_inc
+		alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_UAO
+8888:			stp	\reg1, \reg2, [\addr], \post_inc;
+8889:			nop;
+			nop;
+		alternative_else
+			sttr	\reg1, [\addr];
+			sttr	\reg2, [\addr, #8];
+			add	\addr, \addr, \post_inc;
+		alternative_endif
+
+		_asm_extable	8888b,\l;
+		_asm_extable	8889b,\l;
+	.endm
+
+	.macro uao_user_alternative l, inst, alt_inst, reg, addr, post_inc
+		alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_UAO
+8888:			\inst	\reg, [\addr], \post_inc;
+			nop;
+		alternative_else
+			\alt_inst	\reg, [\addr];
+			add		\addr, \addr, \post_inc;
+		alternative_endif
+
+		_asm_extable	8888b,\l;
+	.endm
+#else
+	.macro uao_ldp l, reg1, reg2, addr, post_inc
+		USER(\l, ldp \reg1, \reg2, [\addr], \post_inc)
+	.endm
+	.macro uao_stp l, reg1, reg2, addr, post_inc
+		USER(\l, stp \reg1, \reg2, [\addr], \post_inc)
+	.endm
+	.macro uao_user_alternative l, inst, alt_inst, reg, addr, post_inc
+		USER(\l, \inst \reg, [\addr], \post_inc)
+	.endm
+#endif
+
+#endif  /*  __ASSEMBLY__  */
+
+/*
+ * Usage: asm(ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, feature));
+ *
+ * Usage: asm(ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, CONFIG_FOO));
+ * N.B. If CONFIG_FOO is specified, but not selected, the whole block
+ *      will be omitted, including oldinstr.
+ */
+#define ALTERNATIVE(oldinstr, newinstr, ...)   \
+	_ALTERNATIVE_CFG(oldinstr, newinstr, __VA_ARGS__, 1)
+
+#endif /* __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_H */