[PATCH] init: verify that function is initcall_t at compile-time

From: Marco Elver
Date: Fri May 21 2021 - 03:26:55 EST


In the spirit of making it hard to misuse an interface, add a
compile-time assertion in the CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS case
to verify the initcall function matches initcall_t, because the inline
asm bypasses any type-checking the compiler would otherwise do. This
will help developers catch incorrect API use in all configurations.

A recent example of this is:
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210514140015.2944744-1-arnd@xxxxxxxxxx

Signed-off-by: Marco Elver <elver@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/init.h | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 045ad1650ed1..d82b4b2e1d25 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ extern bool initcall_debug;
asm(".section \"" __sec "\", \"a\" \n" \
__stringify(__name) ": \n" \
".long " __stringify(__stub) " - . \n" \
- ".previous \n");
+ ".previous \n"); \
+ static_assert(__same_type(initcall_t, &fn));
#else
#define ____define_initcall(fn, __unused, __name, __sec) \
static initcall_t __name __used \
--
2.31.1.818.g46aad6cb9e-goog