Re: [PATCH 1/3] Revert "x86/retpoline: Remove .text..__x86.return_thunk section"

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 07:27:58PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> From an object code standpoint, objtool is the only one who cares about
> the relocs.  It's a good idea to make objtool more robust against
> non-relocs regardless, as the reloc assumption could always be broken
> later by LTO.

AFAIK LTO runs before the actual link stage and doesn't resolve
inter-section references, but yeah, that might just be an implementation
detail.

Fair enough.