Re: [PATCH 4/4] objtool: Fix function fallthrough detection for vmlinux

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Tue Apr 19 2022 - 11:52:16 EST


On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 04:10:32PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Objtool's function fallthrough detection only works on C objects.
> The distinction between C and assembly objects no longer makes sense
> with objtool running on vmlinux.o.
>
> Now that copy_user_64.S has been fixed up, and an objtool sibling call
> detection bug has been fixed, the asm code is in "compliance" and this
> hack is no longer needed. Remove it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>

Fixes: ed53a0d97192 ("x86/alternative: Use .ibt_endbr_seal to seal indirect calls")

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Josh