6.12.y: vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x0: unreachable instruction
From: Toralf Förster
Date: Thu Jan 02 2025 - 06:01:44 EST
In 6.12.y I get this warning if compiling the kernel for a hardened
stable Gentoo Linux:
make -f ./scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
# LD vmlinux.o
ld -m elf_x86_64 -z noexecstack --no-warn-rwx-segments -r -o
vmlinux.o --whole-archive vmlinux.a --no-whole-archive --start-group
lib/lib.a arch/x86/lib/lib.a --end-group ; ./tools/objtool/objtool
--hacks=jump_label --hacks=noinstr --ibt --orc --retpoline --rethunk
--sls --static-call --uaccess --link vmlinux.o
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x0: unreachable instruction
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x4: unreachable instruction
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0xb: unreachable instruction
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x10: unreachable instruction
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x17: unreachable instruction
vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: .text+0x1e: unreachable instruction
Shall I ignore it ?
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Toralf