+#define CALL_RIP_REL_OPCODE 0xff
+#define CALL_RIP_REL_MODRM 0x15
+
+/*
+ * Rewrite the "call BUG_func" replacement to point to the target of the
+ * indirect pv_ops call "call *disp(%ip)".
+ */
+static int alt_replace_call(u8 *instr, u8 *insn_buff, struct alt_instr *a)
+{
+ void *target, *bug = &BUG_func;
+ s32 disp;
+
+ if (a->replacementlen != 5 || insn_buff[0] != CALL_INSN_OPCODE) {
+ pr_err("ALT_FLAG_DIRECT_CALL set for a non-call replacement instruction\n");
+ BUG();
+ }
+
+ if (a->instrlen != 6 ||
+ instr[0] != CALL_RIP_REL_OPCODE ||
+ instr[1] != CALL_RIP_REL_MODRM) {
+ pr_err("ALT_FLAG_DIRECT_CALL set for unrecognized indirect call\n");
+ BUG();
+ }
+
+ /* Skip CALL_RIP_REL_OPCODE and CALL_RIP_REL_MODRM */
+ disp = *(s32 *)(instr + 2);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ /* ff 15 00 00 00 00 call *0x0(%rip) */
+ /* target address is stored at "next instruction + disp". */
+ target = *(void **)(instr + a->instrlen + disp);
+#else
+ /* ff 15 00 00 00 00 call *0x0 */
+ /* target address is stored at disp. */
+ target = *(void **)disp;
+#endif
+ if (!target)
+ target = bug;
+
+ /* (BUG_func - .) + (target - BUG_func) := target - . */
+ *(s32 *)(insn_buff + 1) += target - bug;
+
+ if (target == &nop_func)
+ return 0;
+
+ return 5;
+}
+