Re: [PATCH v3 02/19] x86/asm: Avoid emitting DWARF CFI for non-VDSO

From: Jens Remus
Date: Wed Oct 30 2024 - 13:22:33 EST


On 28.10.2024 22:47, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
VDSO is the only part of the "kernel" using DWARF CFI directives. For
the kernel proper, ensure the CFI_* macros don't do anything.

These macros aren't yet being used outside of VDSO, so there's no
functional change.

...

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/dwarf2.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/dwarf2.h
index 430fca13bb56..b1aa3fcd5bca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/dwarf2.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/dwarf2.h
...
@@ -29,13 +39,24 @@
* useful to anyone. Note we should not use this directive if we
* ever decide to enable DWARF unwinding at runtime.
*/
+
.cfi_sections .debug_frame
-#else
- /*
- * For the vDSO, emit both runtime unwind information and debug
- * symbols for the .dbg file.
- */
- .cfi_sections .eh_frame, .debug_frame
-#endif
+
+#define CFI_STARTPROC
+#define CFI_ENDPROC
+#define CFI_DEF_CFA
+#define CFI_DEF_CFA_REGISTER
+#define CFI_DEF_CFA_OFFSET
+#define CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET
+#define CFI_OFFSET
+#define CFI_REL_OFFSET
+#define CFI_REGISTER
+#define CFI_RESTORE
+#define CFI_REMEMBER_STATE
+#define CFI_RESTORE_STATE
+#define CFI_UNDEFINED
+#define CFI_ESCAPE

Don't all of the above need to be defined to "#", so that they change any parameters into an assembler comment? For example:

#define CFI_STARTPROC #

+
+#endif /* !BUILD_VDSO */
#endif /* _ASM_X86_DWARF2_H */

Thanks and regards,
Jens
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