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Date:   Wed, 4 May 2022 11:57:29 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] hex2bin: make the function hex_to_bin constant-time
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On Wed, May 04, 2022 at 11:42:27AM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> So more likely is that this patch just helps unmask a real issue
> elsewhere -- linker, compiler, or register restoration after preemption.
> I don't think there's anything to do with regards to the patch of this
> thread, as it's clearly fine. 

The problem even goes away if I just add a nop...

diff --git a/lib/hexdump.c b/lib/hexdump.c
index 06833d404398..ace74f9b3d5a 100644
--- a/lib/hexdump.c
+++ b/lib/hexdump.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(hex_asc_upper);
 int hex_to_bin(unsigned char ch)
 {
 	unsigned char cu = ch & 0xdf;
+	__asm__("l.nop 0");
 	return -1 +
 		((ch - '0' +  1) & (unsigned)((ch - '9' - 1) & ('0' - 1 - ch)) >> 8) +
 		((cu - 'A' + 11) & (unsigned)((cu - 'F' - 1) & ('A' - 1 - cu)) >> 8);