Re: [tip:locking/core 1/2] vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: mce_start()+0x69: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section

[Randy Dunlap]

On 2/13/22 19:18, kernel test robot wrote:
> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git locking/core
> head:   b008893b08dcc8c30d756db05c229a1491bcb992
> commit: f5c54f77b07b278cfde4a654e111c39996ac8b5b [1/2] cpumask: Add a x86-specific cpumask_clear_cpu() helper
> config: x86_64-randconfig-c002-20220214 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220214/202202141123.gFaMRI4k-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-22) 9.3.0
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
>         # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=f5c54f77b07b278cfde4a654e111c39996ac8b5b
>         git remote add tip https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git
>         git fetch --no-tags tip locking/core
>         git checkout f5c54f77b07b278cfde4a654e111c39996ac8b5b
>         # save the config file to linux build tree
>         mkdir build_dir
>         make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash
> 
> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
> 
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: __rdgsbase_inactive()+0x34: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: __wrgsbase_inactive()+0x39: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: fixup_bad_iret()+0x72: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: noist_exc_debug()+0x39: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: exc_nmi()+0x31: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: poke_int3_handler()+0x47: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: mce_check_crashing_cpu()+0x2c: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>>> vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: mce_start()+0x69: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: mce_read_aux()+0x41: call to mca_msr_reg() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: do_machine_check()+0x49: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: exc_machine_check()+0x4f: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter()+0x1a: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit()+0x1a: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_eqs_exit.constprop.0()+0x37: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_eqs_enter.constprop.0()+0x3c: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_irq_exit()+0x34: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_nmi_enter()+0x2e: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_irq_enter()+0x34: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: irqentry_nmi_enter()+0x48: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: irqentry_nmi_exit()+0x73: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: enter_from_user_mode()+0x58: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: syscall_enter_from_user_mode()+0x5e: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare()+0x58: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: irqentry_enter_from_user_mode()+0x58: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section
>    vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: irqentry_exit()+0x3c: call to ftrace_likely_update() leaves .noinstr.text section

Yes. See Peter's response here:
  https://lore.kernel.org/all/YgdqmbK7Irwa2Ryh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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~Randy