Linus Torvalds 9591fdb061 Merge tag 'x86_core_for_v6.18_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull more x86 updates from Borislav Petkov:

 - Remove a bunch of asm implementing condition flags testing in KVM's
   emulator in favor of int3_emulate_jcc() which is written in C

 - Replace KVM fastops with C-based stubs which avoids problems with the
   fastop infra related to latter not adhering to the C ABI due to their
   special calling convention and, more importantly, bypassing compiler
   control-flow integrity checking because they're written in asm

 - Remove wrongly used static branches and other ugliness accumulated
   over time in hyperv's hypercall implementation with a proper static
   function call to the correct hypervisor call variant

 - Add some fixes and modifications to allow running FRED-enabled
   kernels in KVM even on non-FRED hardware

 - Add kCFI improvements like validating indirect calls and prepare for
   enabling kCFI with GCC. Add cmdline params documentation and other
   code cleanups

 - Use the single-byte 0xd6 insn as the official #UD single-byte
   undefined opcode instruction as agreed upon by both x86 vendors

 - Other smaller cleanups and touchups all over the place

* tag 'x86_core_for_v6.18_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (24 commits)
  x86,retpoline: Optimize patch_retpoline()
  x86,ibt: Use UDB instead of 0xEA
  x86/cfi: Remove __noinitretpoline and __noretpoline
  x86/cfi: Add "debug" option to "cfi=" bootparam
  x86/cfi: Standardize on common "CFI:" prefix for CFI reports
  x86/cfi: Document the "cfi=" bootparam options
  x86/traps: Clarify KCFI instruction layout
  compiler_types.h: Move __nocfi out of compiler-specific header
  objtool: Validate kCFI calls
  x86/fred: KVM: VMX: Always use FRED for IRQs when CONFIG_X86_FRED=y
  x86/fred: Play nice with invoking asm_fred_entry_from_kvm() on non-FRED hardware
  x86/fred: Install system vector handlers even if FRED isn't fully enabled
  x86/hyperv: Use direct call to hypercall-page
  x86/hyperv: Clean up hv_do_hypercall()
  KVM: x86: Remove fastops
  KVM: x86: Convert em_salc() to C
  KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_3WCL
  KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_1SRC2
  KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_2CL
  KVM: x86: Introduce EM_ASM_2W
  ...
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Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
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