Re: [PATCH] objtool: Don't fail the kernel build on fatal errors

[Miroslav Benes]

On Thu, 14 Jan 2021, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:

> This is basically a revert of commit 644592d32837 ("objtool: Fail the
> kernel build on fatal errors").
> 
> That change turned out to be more trouble than it's worth.  Failing the
> build is an extreme measure which sometimes gets too much attention and
> blocks CI build testing.
> 
> These fatal-type warnings aren't yet as rare as we'd hope, due to the
> ever-increasing matrix of supported toolchains/plugins and their
> fast-changing nature as of late.
> 
> Also, there are more people (and bots) looking for objtool warnings than
> ever before, so such warnings not likely to be ignored for long.
> 
> Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@xxxxxxx>

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