[tip: objtool/core] objtool: Skip non-canonical aliased symbols in add_jump_table_alts()

From: tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf

Date: Fri Nov 21 2025 - 04:57:59 EST


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

Commit-ID: a91a61b290430ba0dd2c42378f744d6b21657f42
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/a91a61b290430ba0dd2c42378f744d6b21657f42
Author: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:52:19 -08:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:04:08 +01:00

objtool: Skip non-canonical aliased symbols in add_jump_table_alts()

If a symbol has aliases, make add_jump_table_alts() skip the
non-canonical ones to avoid any surprises.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/169aa17564b9aadb74897945ea74ac2eb70c5b13.1763671318.git.jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 72c7f6f..6a4a29f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ static int add_jump_table_alts(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;

for_each_sym(file->elf, func) {
- if (!is_func_sym(func))
+ if (!is_func_sym(func) || func->alias != func)
continue;

mark_func_jump_tables(file, func);