[RFC PATCH v3 07/20] lkdtm: Emit an indirect call for CFI tests

[Sami Tolvanen]

Clang can convert the indirect calls in lkdtm_CFI_FORWARD_PROTO into
direct calls. Move the call into a noinline function that accepts the
target address as an argument to ensure the compiler actually emits an
indirect call instead.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen at google.com>
---
 drivers/misc/lkdtm/cfi.c | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/cfi.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/cfi.c
index 666a7f4bc137..b6b375112a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/cfi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/cfi.c
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ static noinline int lkdtm_increment_int(int *counter)
 
 	return *counter;
 }
+
+/* Don't allow the compiler to inline the calls. */
+static noinline void lkdtm_indirect_call(void (*func)(int *))
+{
+	func(&called_count);
+}
+
 /*
  * This tries to call an indirect function with a mismatched prototype.
  */
@@ -29,15 +36,11 @@ static void lkdtm_CFI_FORWARD_PROTO(void)
 	 * Matches lkdtm_increment_void()'s prototype, but not
 	 * lkdtm_increment_int()'s prototype.
 	 */
-	void (*func)(int *);
-
 	pr_info("Calling matched prototype ...\n");
-	func = lkdtm_increment_void;
-	func(&called_count);
+	lkdtm_indirect_call(lkdtm_increment_void);
 
 	pr_info("Calling mismatched prototype ...\n");
-	func = (void *)lkdtm_increment_int;
-	func(&called_count);
+	lkdtm_indirect_call((void *)lkdtm_increment_int);
 
 	pr_err("FAIL: survived mismatched prototype function call!\n");
 	pr_expected_config(CONFIG_CFI_CLANG);
-- 
2.36.1.476.g0c4daa206d-goog