[PATCH v3 09/16] objtool: Implicitly create reloc sections

[Peter Zijlstra]

Have elf_add_reloc() create the relocation section implicity.

Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c               |    6 ------
 tools/objtool/elf.c                 |    9 ++++++++-
 tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h |    1 -
 tools/objtool/orc_gen.c             |    2 --
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -459,9 +459,6 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(s
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (!elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
-		return -1;
-
 	idx = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->static_call_list, static_call_node) {
 
@@ -547,9 +544,6 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(st
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (!elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
-		return -1;
-
 	idx = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, mcount_loc_node) {
 
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -447,11 +447,18 @@ static int read_symbols(struct elf *elf)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static struct section *elf_create_reloc_section(struct elf *elf,
+						struct section *base,
+						int reltype);
+
 int elf_add_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
 		  unsigned int type, struct symbol *sym, int addend)
 {
 	struct reloc *reloc;
 
+	if (!sec->reloc && !elf_create_reloc_section(elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
+		return -1;
+
 	reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
 	if (!reloc) {
 		perror("malloc");
@@ -829,7 +836,7 @@ static struct section *elf_create_rela_r
 	return sec;
 }
 
-struct section *elf_create_reloc_section(struct elf *elf,
+static struct section *elf_create_reloc_section(struct elf *elf,
 					 struct section *base,
 					 int reltype)
 {
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static inline u32 reloc_hash(struct relo
 
 struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags);
 struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name, unsigned int sh_flags, size_t entsize, int nr);
-struct section *elf_create_reloc_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *base, int reltype);
 
 int elf_add_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
 		  unsigned int type, struct symbol *sym, int addend);
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file
 	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind_ip", 0, sizeof(int), nr);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
-	if (!elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
-		return -1;
 
 	/* Write ORC entries to sections: */
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &orc_list, list) {