[PATCH v4 31/63] objtool: Mark prefix functions
From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Wed Sep 17 2025 - 12:09:53 EST
In preparation for the objtool klp diff subcommand, introduce a flag to
identify __pfx_*() and __cfi_*() functions in advance so they don't need
to be manually identified every time a check is needed.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 5 +----
tools/objtool/elf.c | 7 +++++++
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 57e3b0cde19f2..6f7ed34aea43e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -3577,10 +3577,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
if (func && insn_func(insn) && func != insn_func(insn)->pfunc) {
/* Ignore KCFI type preambles, which always fall through */
- if (!strncmp(func->name, "__cfi_", 6) ||
- !strncmp(func->name, "__pfx_", 6) ||
- !strncmp(func->name, "__pi___cfi_", 11) ||
- !strncmp(func->name, "__pi___pfx_", 11))
+ if (is_prefix_func(func))
return 0;
if (file->ignore_unreachables)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 59568381486c9..775d017b1b79b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -442,6 +442,13 @@ static void elf_add_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
elf_hash_add(symbol, &sym->hash, sym->idx);
elf_hash_add(symbol_name, &sym->name_hash, str_hash(sym->name));
+ if (is_func_sym(sym) &&
+ (strstarts(sym->name, "__pfx_") ||
+ strstarts(sym->name, "__cfi_") ||
+ strstarts(sym->name, "__pi___pfx_") ||
+ strstarts(sym->name, "__pi___cfi_")))
+ sym->prefix = 1;
+
if (is_func_sym(sym) && strstr(sym->name, ".cold"))
sym->cold = 1;
sym->pfunc = sym->cfunc = sym;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index dbadcc88a3b26..79edf82e76ddf 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct symbol {
u8 ignore : 1;
u8 nocfi : 1;
u8 cold : 1;
+ u8 prefix : 1;
struct list_head pv_target;
struct reloc *relocs;
struct section *group_sec;
@@ -230,6 +231,11 @@ static inline bool is_local_sym(struct symbol *sym)
return sym->bind == STB_LOCAL;
}
+static inline bool is_prefix_func(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+ return sym->prefix;
+}
+
static inline bool is_reloc_sec(struct section *sec)
{
return sec->sh.sh_type == SHT_RELA || sec->sh.sh_type == SHT_REL;
--
2.50.0