diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index c6ab44543c92..2d70766af857 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -1090,6 +1090,32 @@ static int handle_group_alt(struct objtool_file *file,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Add the filler NOP, required for alternative CFI.
+	 */
+	if (special_alt->group && special_alt->new_len < special_alt->orig_len) {
+		struct instruction *nop = malloc(sizeof(*nop));
+		if (!nop) {
+			WARN("malloc failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		memset(nop, 0, sizeof(*nop));
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nop->alts);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nop->stack_ops);
+		init_cfi_state(&nop->cfi);
+
+		nop->sec = last_new_insn->sec;
+		nop->ignore = last_new_insn->ignore;
+		nop->func = last_new_insn->func;
+		nop->alt_group = alt_group;
+		nop->offset = last_new_insn->offset + last_new_insn->len;
+		nop->type = INSN_NOP;
+		nop->len = special_alt->orig_len - special_alt->new_len;
+
+		list_add(&nop->list, &last_new_insn->list);
+		last_new_insn = nop;
+	}
+
 	if (fake_jump)
 		list_add(&fake_jump->list, &last_new_insn->list);
 
@@ -2190,18 +2216,12 @@ static int handle_insn_ops(struct instruction *insn, struct insn_state *state)
 	struct stack_op *op;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(op, &insn->stack_ops, list) {
-		struct cfi_state old_cfi = state->cfi;
 		int res;
 
 		res = update_cfi_state(insn, &state->cfi, op);
 		if (res)
 			return res;
 
-		if (insn->alt_group && memcmp(&state->cfi, &old_cfi, sizeof(struct cfi_state))) {
-			WARN_FUNC("alternative modifies stack", insn->sec, insn->offset);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
 		if (op->dest.type == OP_DEST_PUSHF) {
 			if (!state->uaccess_stack) {
 				state->uaccess_stack = 1;
@@ -2399,19 +2419,137 @@ static int validate_return(struct symbol *func, struct instruction *insn, struct
  * unreported (because they're NOPs), such holes would result in CFI_UNDEFINED
  * states which then results in ORC entries, which we just said we didn't want.
  *
- * Avoid them by copying the CFI entry of the first instruction into the whole
- * alternative.
+ * Avoid them by copying the CFI entry of the first instruction into the hole.
  */
-static void fill_alternative_cfi(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn)
+static void __fill_alt_cfi(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn)
 {
 	struct instruction *first_insn = insn;
 	int alt_group = insn->alt_group;
 
-	sec_for_each_insn_continue(file, insn) {
+	sec_for_each_insn_from(file, insn) {
 		if (insn->alt_group != alt_group)
 			break;
-		insn->cfi = first_insn->cfi;
+
+		if (!insn->visited)
+			insn->cfi = first_insn->cfi;
+	}
+}
+
+static void fill_alt_cfi(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *alt_insn)
+{
+	struct alternative *alt;
+
+	__fill_alt_cfi(file, alt_insn);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(alt, &alt_insn->alts, list)
+		__fill_alt_cfi(file, alt->insn);
+}
+
+static struct instruction *
+__find_unwind(struct objtool_file *file,
+	      struct instruction *insn, unsigned long offset)
+{
+	int alt_group = insn->alt_group;
+	struct instruction *next;
+	unsigned long off = 0;
+
+	while ((off + insn->len) <= offset) {
+		next = next_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
+		if (next && next->alt_group != alt_group)
+			next = NULL;
+
+		if (!next)
+			break;
+
+		off += insn->len;
+		insn = next;
 	}
+
+	return insn;
+}
+
+struct instruction *
+find_alt_unwind(struct objtool_file *file,
+		struct instruction *alt_insn, unsigned long offset)
+{
+	struct instruction *fit;
+	struct alternative *alt;
+	unsigned long fit_off;
+
+	fit = __find_unwind(file, alt_insn, offset);
+	fit_off = (fit->offset - alt_insn->offset);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(alt, &alt_insn->alts, list) {
+		struct instruction *x;
+		unsigned long x_off;
+
+		x = __find_unwind(file, alt->insn, offset);
+		x_off = (x->offset - alt->insn->offset);
+
+		if (fit_off < x_off) {
+			fit = x;
+			fit_off = x_off;
+
+		} else if (fit_off == x_off &&
+			   memcmp(&fit->cfi, &x->cfi, sizeof(struct cfi_state))) {
+
+			char *_str1 = offstr(fit->sec, fit->offset);
+			char *_str2 = offstr(x->sec, x->offset);
+			WARN("%s: equal-offset incompatible alternative: %s\n", _str1, _str2);
+			free(_str1);
+			free(_str2);
+			return fit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fit;
+}
+
+static int __validate_unwind(struct objtool_file *file,
+			     struct instruction *alt_insn,
+			     struct instruction *insn)
+{
+	int alt_group = insn->alt_group;
+	struct instruction *unwind;
+	unsigned long offset = 0;
+
+	sec_for_each_insn_from(file, insn) {
+		if (insn->alt_group != alt_group)
+			break;
+
+		unwind = find_alt_unwind(file, alt_insn, offset);
+
+		if (memcmp(&insn->cfi, &unwind->cfi, sizeof(struct cfi_state))) {
+
+			char *_str1 = offstr(insn->sec, insn->offset);
+			char *_str2 = offstr(unwind->sec, unwind->offset);
+			WARN("%s: unwind incompatible alternative: %s (%ld)\n",
+			     _str1, _str2, offset);
+			free(_str1);
+			free(_str2);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		offset += insn->len;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int validate_alt_unwind(struct objtool_file *file,
+			       struct instruction *alt_insn)
+{
+	struct alternative *alt;
+
+	if (__validate_unwind(file, alt_insn, alt_insn))
+		return 1;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(alt, &alt_insn->alts, list) {
+		if (__validate_unwind(file, alt_insn, alt->insn))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2423,9 +2561,10 @@ static void fill_alternative_cfi(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *
 static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			   struct instruction *insn, struct insn_state state)
 {
+	struct instruction *next_insn, *alt_insn = NULL;
 	struct alternative *alt;
-	struct instruction *next_insn;
 	struct section *sec;
+	int alt_group = 0;
 	u8 visited;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2480,8 +2619,10 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (insn->alt_group)
-				fill_alternative_cfi(file, insn);
+			if (insn->alt_group) {
+				alt_insn = insn;
+				alt_group = insn->alt_group;
+			}
 
 			if (skip_orig)
 				return 0;
@@ -2613,6 +2754,17 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		}
 
 		insn = next_insn;
+
+		if (alt_insn && insn->alt_group != alt_group) {
+			alt_insn->alt_end = insn;
+
+			fill_alt_cfi(file, alt_insn);
+
+			if (validate_alt_unwind(file, alt_insn))
+				return 1;
+
+			alt_insn = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.h b/tools/objtool/check.h
index 5ec00a4b891b..b3215aa4bcdd 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct instruction {
 	struct instruction *first_jump_src;
 	struct reloc *jump_table;
 	struct list_head alts;
+	struct instruction *alt_end;
 	struct symbol *func;
 	struct list_head stack_ops;
 	struct cfi_state cfi;
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ static inline bool is_static_jump(struct instruction *insn)
 	       insn->type == INSN_JUMP_UNCONDITIONAL;
 }
 
+struct instruction *
+find_alt_unwind(struct objtool_file *file,
+		struct instruction *alt_insn, unsigned long offset);
+
 struct instruction *find_insn(struct objtool_file *file,
 			      struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
index 235663b96adc..75afbaffae23 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -12,75 +12,86 @@
 #include "check.h"
 #include "warn.h"
 
+static int create_orc_insn(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn)
+{
+	struct orc_entry *orc = &insn->orc;
+	struct cfi_reg *cfa = &insn->cfi.cfa;
+	struct cfi_reg *bp = &insn->cfi.regs[CFI_BP];
+
+	orc->end = insn->cfi.end;
+
+	if (cfa->base == CFI_UNDEFINED) {
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_UNDEFINED;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	switch (cfa->base) {
+	case CFI_SP:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_SP;
+		break;
+	case CFI_SP_INDIRECT:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_SP_INDIRECT;
+		break;
+	case CFI_BP:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_BP;
+		break;
+	case CFI_BP_INDIRECT:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_BP_INDIRECT;
+		break;
+	case CFI_R10:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_R10;
+		break;
+	case CFI_R13:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_R13;
+		break;
+	case CFI_DI:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_DI;
+		break;
+	case CFI_DX:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_DX;
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_FUNC("unknown CFA base reg %d",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset, cfa->base);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	switch(bp->base) {
+	case CFI_UNDEFINED:
+		orc->bp_reg = ORC_REG_UNDEFINED;
+		break;
+	case CFI_CFA:
+		orc->bp_reg = ORC_REG_PREV_SP;
+		break;
+	case CFI_BP:
+		orc->bp_reg = ORC_REG_BP;
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_FUNC("unknown BP base reg %d",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset, bp->base);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	orc->sp_offset = cfa->offset;
+	orc->bp_offset = bp->offset;
+	orc->type = insn->cfi.type;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int create_orc(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
 	struct instruction *insn;
 
 	for_each_insn(file, insn) {
-		struct orc_entry *orc = &insn->orc;
-		struct cfi_reg *cfa = &insn->cfi.cfa;
-		struct cfi_reg *bp = &insn->cfi.regs[CFI_BP];
+		int ret;
 
 		if (!insn->sec->text)
 			continue;
 
-		orc->end = insn->cfi.end;
-
-		if (cfa->base == CFI_UNDEFINED) {
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_UNDEFINED;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		switch (cfa->base) {
-		case CFI_SP:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_SP;
-			break;
-		case CFI_SP_INDIRECT:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_SP_INDIRECT;
-			break;
-		case CFI_BP:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_BP;
-			break;
-		case CFI_BP_INDIRECT:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_BP_INDIRECT;
-			break;
-		case CFI_R10:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_R10;
-			break;
-		case CFI_R13:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_R13;
-			break;
-		case CFI_DI:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_DI;
-			break;
-		case CFI_DX:
-			orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_DX;
-			break;
-		default:
-			WARN_FUNC("unknown CFA base reg %d",
-				  insn->sec, insn->offset, cfa->base);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		switch(bp->base) {
-		case CFI_UNDEFINED:
-			orc->bp_reg = ORC_REG_UNDEFINED;
-			break;
-		case CFI_CFA:
-			orc->bp_reg = ORC_REG_PREV_SP;
-			break;
-		case CFI_BP:
-			orc->bp_reg = ORC_REG_BP;
-			break;
-		default:
-			WARN_FUNC("unknown BP base reg %d",
-				  insn->sec, insn->offset, bp->base);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		orc->sp_offset = cfa->offset;
-		orc->bp_offset = bp->offset;
-		orc->type = insn->cfi.type;
+		ret = create_orc_insn(file, insn);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -166,6 +177,28 @@ int create_orc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 		prev_insn = NULL;
 		sec_for_each_insn(file, sec, insn) {
+
+			if (insn->alt_end) {
+				unsigned int offset, alt_len;
+				struct instruction *unwind;
+
+				alt_len = insn->alt_end->offset - insn->offset;
+				for (offset = 0; offset < alt_len; offset++) {
+					unwind = find_alt_unwind(file, insn, offset);
+					/* XXX: skipped earlier ! */
+					create_orc_insn(file, unwind);
+					if (!prev_insn ||
+					    memcmp(&unwind->orc, &prev_insn->orc,
+						   sizeof(struct orc_entry))) {
+						idx++;
+//						WARN_FUNC("ORC @ %d/%d", sec, insn->offset+offset, offset, alt_len);
+					}
+					prev_insn = unwind;
+				}
+
+				insn = insn->alt_end;
+			}
+
 			if (!prev_insn ||
 			    memcmp(&insn->orc, &prev_insn->orc,
 				   sizeof(struct orc_entry))) {
@@ -203,6 +236,31 @@ int create_orc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 		prev_insn = NULL;
 		sec_for_each_insn(file, sec, insn) {
+
+			if (insn->alt_end) {
+				unsigned int offset, alt_len;
+				struct instruction *unwind;
+
+				alt_len = insn->alt_end->offset - insn->offset;
+				for (offset = 0; offset < alt_len; offset++) {
+					unwind = find_alt_unwind(file, insn, offset);
+					if (!prev_insn ||
+					    memcmp(&unwind->orc, &prev_insn->orc,
+						   sizeof(struct orc_entry))) {
+
+						if (create_orc_entry(file->elf, u_sec, ip_relocsec, idx,
+								     insn->sec, insn->offset + offset,
+								     &unwind->orc))
+							return -1;
+
+						idx++;
+					}
+					prev_insn = unwind;
+				}
+
+				insn = insn->alt_end;
+			}
+
 			if (!prev_insn || memcmp(&insn->orc, &prev_insn->orc,
 						 sizeof(struct orc_entry))) {
 
