Re: [PATCH 1/4] objtool: Implement base jump_assert support

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Jan 15 2018 - 13:01:11 EST


On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 11:39:28AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Big props to you for braving the bowels of the objtool code.
>
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 05:44:29PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > +static int read_jump_assertions(struct objtool_file *file)
>
> This does more than just _read_ the assertions. Can you call it
> something like assert_static_jumps() or do_static_jump_assertions() and
> then call it from the main check() function?

Sure.

> > --- a/tools/objtool/check.h
> > +++ b/tools/objtool/check.h
> > @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct instruction {
> > unsigned char type;
> > unsigned long immediate;
> > bool alt_group, visited, dead_end, ignore, hint, save, restore, ignore_alts;
> > + bool br_static;
>
> s/br_static/static_jump_dest/?

fair enough.

> Also, fellow objtool expert, you forgot the patch to the MAINTAINERS
> file ;-)

Well, uhm.. I'll think about it ;-)