[PATCH 18/22] objtool: Shrink reloc->sym_reloc_entry

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Tue May 30 2023 - 13:22:41 EST


Convert it to a singly-linked list.

With allyesconfig + CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO:

- Before: peak heap memory consumption: 38.64G
- After: peak heap memory consumption: 36.89G

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/elf.c | 9 +++++----
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 16e019a1762c..4b0de0e56068 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ static void elf_add_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
struct rb_node *pnode;
struct symbol *iter;

- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sym->reloc_list);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sym->pv_target);
sym->alias = sym;

@@ -540,7 +539,7 @@ static int elf_update_sym_relocs(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
{
struct reloc *reloc;

- list_for_each_entry(reloc, &sym->reloc_list, sym_reloc_entry) {
+ for (reloc = sym->relocs; reloc; reloc = reloc->sym_next_reloc) {
reloc->rel.r_info = GELF_R_INFO(reloc->sym->idx, reloc_type(reloc));
if (elf_write_reloc(elf, reloc))
return -1;
@@ -841,8 +840,9 @@ static struct reloc *elf_init_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct section *rsec,
if (elf_write_reloc(elf, reloc))
return NULL;

- list_add_tail(&reloc->sym_reloc_entry, &sym->reloc_list);
elf_hash_add(reloc, &reloc->hash, reloc_hash(reloc));
+ reloc->sym_next_reloc = sym->relocs;
+ sym->relocs = reloc;

return reloc;
}
@@ -960,8 +960,9 @@ static int read_relocs(struct elf *elf)
return -1;
}

- list_add_tail(&reloc->sym_reloc_entry, &sym->reloc_list);
elf_hash_add(reloc, &reloc->hash, reloc_hash(reloc));
+ reloc->sym_next_reloc = sym->relocs;
+ sym->relocs = reloc;

nr_reloc++;
}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index 60686f746c9e..7b808ac3156c 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct symbol {
u8 profiling_func : 1;
u8 warned : 1;
struct list_head pv_target;
- struct list_head reloc_list;
+ struct reloc *relocs;
};

struct reloc {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct reloc {
};
struct section *sec;
struct symbol *sym;
- struct list_head sym_reloc_entry;
+ struct reloc *sym_next_reloc;
};

struct elf {
--
2.40.1