x86_64: Add gap to int3 to allow for call emulation

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To allow an int3 handler to emulate a call instruction, it must be able to
push a return address onto the stack. Add a gap to the stack to allow the
int3 handler to push the return address and change the return from int3 to
jump straight to the emulated called function target.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181130183917.hxmti5josgq4clti@treble
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190502162133.GX2623@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net

[
  Note, this is needed to allow Live Kernel Patching to not miss calling a
  patched function when tracing is enabled. -- Steven Rostedt
]

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: b700e7f03d ("livepatch: kernel: add support for live patching")
Tested-by: Nicolai Stange <nstange@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Nicolai Stange <nstange@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>

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Josh Poimboeuf 2018-11-30 12:39:17 -06:00 • committed by Steven Rostedt (VMware)

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