[PATCH v2 8/9] objtool: Detect missing __noreturn annotations

[Josh Poimboeuf]

Most "unreachable instruction" warnings these days seem to actually be
the result of a missing __noreturn annotation.  Add an explicit check
for that.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt |  6 ++++++
 tools/objtool/check.c                   | 14 +++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt b/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt
index 5a69c207a10e..2cd1fa16ed08 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt
+++ b/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt
@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@ the objtool maintainers.
    If it's not actually in a callable function (e.g. kernel entry code),
    change ENDPROC to END.
 
+3. file.o: warning: objtool: foo+0x48c: bar() is missing a __noreturn annotation
+
+   The call from foo() to bar() doesn't return, but bar() is missing the
+   __noreturn annotation.  NOTE: In addition to adding the __noreturn
+   annotation, the function name also needs to be added to
+   'global_noreturns' in tools/objtool/check.c.
 
 4. file.o: warning: objtool: func(): can't find starting instruction
    or
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 5e7d3c62fb9d..60f2d649f19f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -4485,7 +4485,8 @@ static int validate_sls(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 static int validate_reachable_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
-	struct instruction *insn;
+	struct instruction *insn, *prev_insn;
+	struct symbol *call_dest;
 	int warnings = 0;
 
 	if (file->ignore_unreachables)
@@ -4495,6 +4496,17 @@ static int validate_reachable_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 		if (insn->visited || ignore_unreachable_insn(file, insn))
 			continue;
 
+		prev_insn = prev_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
+		if (prev_insn && prev_insn->dead_end) {
+			call_dest = insn_call_dest(prev_insn);
+			if (call_dest) {
+				WARN_INSN(insn, "%s() is missing a __noreturn annotation",
+					  call_dest->name);
+				warnings++;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
 		WARN_INSN(insn, "unreachable instruction");
 		warnings++;
 	}
-- 
2.39.2