[PATCH v6 08/33] objtool: arm64: Accept non-instruction data in code sections

From: Chen Zhongjin
Date: Wed Jun 22 2022 - 21:52:29 EST


The compiler can generate some '0x0' words in code sections to pad the
end of functions. Also some pesudo-instructions can generate data in
code sections. Mark them as INSN_NOP.

If there are other undecoded instructions, just record and remove them
from validation list.

These doesn't influence check and orc generation because these undecoded
instructions also won't be excuted.

Signed-off-by: Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c
index 30300d05c8f3..771d37d872c8 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c
@@ -347,8 +347,14 @@ int arch_decode_instruction(struct objtool_file *file, const struct section *sec

switch (aarch64_get_insn_class(insn)) {
case AARCH64_INSN_CLS_UNKNOWN:
- WARN("can't decode instruction at %s:0x%lx", sec->name, offset);
- return -1;
+ if (insn == 0x0) {
+ *type = INSN_NOP;
+ } else {
+ WARN("undecoded insn at %s:0x%lx", sec->name, offset);
+ return record_invalid_insn(sec, offset);
+ }
+
+ break;
case AARCH64_INSN_CLS_DP_IMM:
/* Mov register to and from SP are aliases of add_imm */
if (aarch64_insn_is_add_imm(insn) ||
--
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