x86_64: Add gap to int3 to allow for call emulation
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: b700e7f0 ("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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