Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] objtool: make objtool SLS validation fatal when building with CONFIG_SLS=y

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Mon Jan 08 2024 - 04:17:02 EST



* Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Make objtool SLS validation fatal when building with CONFIG_SLS=y,
> currently it is a build.log warning only.
>
> This is a standalone patch, such that if regressions are identified
> (with any config or toolchain configuration) it can be reverted until
> relevant identified code is fixed up or otherwise
> ignored/silecned/marked as safe.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/objtool/check.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
> index 15df4afae2..9709f037f1 100644
> --- a/tools/objtool/check.c
> +++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
> @@ -4500,7 +4500,9 @@ static int validate_sls(struct objtool_file *file)
> }
> }
>
> - return warnings;
> + /* SLS is an optional security safety feature, make it fatal
> + * to ensure no new code is introduced that fails SLS */
> + return -warnings;

please use the customary (multi-line) comment style:

/*
* Comment .....
* ...... goes here.
*/

specified in Documentation/process/coding-style.rst.

Thanks,

Ingo