[PATCH 06/22] objtool: Fix init_module() handling

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Mon Mar 24 2025 - 17:57:16 EST


If IBT is enabled and a module uses the deprecated init_module() magic
function name rather than module_init(fn), its ENDBR will get removed,
causing an IBT failure during module load.

Objtool does print an obscure warning, but then does nothing to either
correct it or return an error.

Improve the usefulness of the warning and return an error so it will at
least fail the build with CONFIG_OBJTOOL_WERROR.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index bac88ca82dec..8edb7044f7fc 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -828,8 +828,11 @@ static int create_ibt_endbr_seal_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
if (opts.module && sym && sym->type == STT_FUNC &&
insn->offset == sym->offset &&
(!strcmp(sym->name, "init_module") ||
- !strcmp(sym->name, "cleanup_module")))
- WARN("%s(): not an indirect call target", sym->name);
+ !strcmp(sym->name, "cleanup_module"))) {
+ WARN("%s(): Magic init_module() function name is deprecated, use module_init(fn) instead",
+ sym->name);
+ return -1;
+ }

if (!elf_init_reloc_text_sym(file->elf, sec,
idx * sizeof(int), idx,
--
2.48.1