Re: [PATCH 08/13] objtool: Upgrade "Linked object detected" warning to error

[Miroslav Benes]

Hi,

On Fri, 14 Mar 2025, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:

> Force the user to fix their cmdline if they forget the '--link' option.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <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 36d81a455b01..79843512a51b 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;

there is no 'err' label in objtool_run() at this point. It is introduced 
by the next patch.

Miroslav