[PATCH 05/21] objtool: Support retpoline jump detection for vmlinux.o

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Thu Jan 14 2021 - 14:42:10 EST


Objtool converts direct retpoline jumps to type INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC, since
that's what they are semantically.

That conversion doesn't work in vmlinux.o validation because the
indirect thunk function is present in the object, so the intra-object
jump check succeeds before the retpoline jump check gets a chance.

Rearrange the checks: check for a retpoline jump before checking for an
intra-object jump.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 12d48db41626..b1327789d049 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -785,10 +785,6 @@ static int add_jump_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)
} else if (reloc->sym->type == STT_SECTION) {
dest_sec = reloc->sym->sec;
dest_off = arch_dest_reloc_offset(reloc->addend);
- } else if (reloc->sym->sec->idx) {
- dest_sec = reloc->sym->sec;
- dest_off = reloc->sym->sym.st_value +
- arch_dest_reloc_offset(reloc->addend);
} else if (!strncmp(reloc->sym->name, "__x86_indirect_thunk_", 21) ||
!strncmp(reloc->sym->name, "__x86_retpoline_", 16)) {
/*
@@ -802,6 +798,10 @@ static int add_jump_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)

insn->retpoline_safe = true;
continue;
+ } else if (reloc->sym->sec->idx) {
+ dest_sec = reloc->sym->sec;
+ dest_off = reloc->sym->sym.st_value +
+ arch_dest_reloc_offset(reloc->addend);
} else {
/* external sibling call */
insn->call_dest = reloc->sym;
--
2.29.2