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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index f68e48f5f6c2..c2130aef3f9d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -41,10 +41,18 @@
#include <asm/timer.h>
#include <asm/special_insns.h>
-/* nop stub */
-void _paravirt_nop(void)
-{
-}
+/*
+ * nop stub, which must not clobber anything *including the stack* to
+ * avoid confusing the entry prologues.
+ */
+extern void _paravirt_nop(void);
+asm (".pushsection .entry.text, \"ax\"\n"
+ ".global _paravirt_nop\n"
+ "_paravirt_nop:\n\t"
+ "ret\n\t"
+ ".size _paravirt_nop, . - _paravirt_nop\n\t"
+ ".type _paravirt_nop, @function\n\t"
+ ".popsection");
/* identity function, which can be inlined */
u32 _paravirt_ident_32(u32 x)