[tip: objtool/core] objtool: Upgrade "Linked object detected" warning to error

[tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf]

The following commit has been merged into the objtool/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     fdf5ff2934f4c5c6b483c906fea6e0288df36da2
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/fdf5ff2934f4c5c6b483c906fea6e0288df36da2
Author:        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate:    Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:29:06 -07:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:36:01 +01:00

objtool: Upgrade "Linked object detected" warning to error

Force the user to fix their cmdline if they forget the '--link' option.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/8380bbf3a0fa86e03fd63f60568ae06a48146bc1.1741975349.git.jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx
---
 tools/objtool/builtin-check.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index 36d81a4..7984351 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ int objtool_run(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (!opts.link && has_multiple_files(file->elf)) {
-		ERROR("Linked object detected, forcing --link");
-		opts.link = true;
+		ERROR("Linked object requires --link");
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ret = check(file);