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From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 17 May 2023 19:39:54 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/20] x86: decompressor: Use proper sequence to take
 the address of the GOT
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc:     linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Evgeniy Baskov <baskov@ispras.ru>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
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        Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>,
        Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 19:31, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote:
>
> Please fix all your subjects as explained here:
>
> https://kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-tip.html#patch-subject
>
> On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 09:03:11AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > We don't actually use a global offset table (GOT) in the 32-bit
>
> Please use passive voice in your commit message: no "we" or "I", etc,
> and describe your changes in imperative mood.
>
> Personal pronouns are ambiguous in text, especially with
> so many parties/companies/etc developing the kernel so let's avoid them
> please.
>

Ack.

> > diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
> > index 987ae727cf9f0d04..53cbee1e2a93efce 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
> > +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
> > @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(startup_32)
> >       leal    (BP_scratch+4)(%esi), %esp
> >       call    1f
> >  1:   popl    %edx
> > -     addl    $_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_+(.-1b), %edx
> > +     leal    (_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ - 1b)(%edx), %edx
>
> Yeah, that's a bit better.
>
> Thx.
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
>     Boris.
>
> https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette