Re: kernel/bpf/core.o: warning: objtool: ___bpf_prog_run.cold()+0x7: call without frame pointer save/setup

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Tue Aug 27 2019 - 10:58:51 EST


On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 10:43:27AM +0800, He Zhe wrote:
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> On 8/26/19 11:18 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 10:42:53PM +0800, He Zhe wrote:
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Since 3193c0836f20 ("bpf: Disable GCC -fgcse optimization for ___bpf_prog_run()"),
> >> We have got the following warning,
> >> kernel/bpf/core.o: warning: objtool: ___bpf_prog_run.cold()+0x7: call without frame pointer save/setup
> >>
> >> If reverting the above commit, we will get the following warning,
> >> kernel/bpf/core.o: warning: objtool: ___bpf_prog_run()+0x8b9: sibling call from callable instruction with modified stack frame
> >> if CONFIG_RETPOLINE=n, and no warning if CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
> > Can you please share the following:
> >
> > - core.o file
>
> Attached.
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> >
> > The following would also be helpful for me to try to recreate it:
> >
> > - config file
> > - compiler version
> > - kernel version
>
> I pasted them in the other reply.

Thanks. I was able to recreate. I reduced it to:

void a(b);
__attribute__((optimize(""))) c(void) { a(); }

Apparently '__attribute__((optimize()))' is overwriting GCC cmdline
flags, including -fno-omit-frame-pointer. I had assumed it would append
instead of replace.

I'm guessing this is a GCC "feature" instead of a bug. I'll need to
follow up.

--
Josh