Re: [PATCH 09/48] objtool/klp: Fix create_fake_symbols() skipping entsize-based sections

[Song Liu]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> create_fake_symbols() has two phases: creating symbols from
> ANNOTATE_DATA_SPECIAL entries, and a fallback that uses sh_entsize for
> special sections like .static_call_sites.
>
> When .discard.annotate_data is absent, the function returns early,
> skipping the entsize fallback and silently allowing unsupported
> module-local static call keys through.
>
> Fix it by jumping to the entsize phase instead of returning early.
>
> Fixes: dd590d4d57eb ("objtool/klp: Introduce klp diff subcommand for diffing object files")
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-4-opus
> Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Song Liu <song@xxxxxxxxxx>