[PATCH v3 1/2] objtool: Fix the check for dead_end function with multiple sibling calls
From: xur
Date: Wed Nov 19 2025 - 12:32:48 EST
From: Rong Xu <xur@xxxxxxxxxx>
If a function has multiple sibling calls, the dead_end check should
only return true if all sibling call targets are also dead_end
functions.
Signed-off-by: Rong Xu <xur@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Sriraman Tallam <tmsriram@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Han Shen <shenhan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Pszeniczny <kpszeniczny@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
ChangedLog:
v3: Fix the typos in the commit message. (From Josh Poimboeuf).
Drop the other patch (split funciton) as Josh has a better fix.
Add Acked-by from Josh.
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 9004fbc067693..c2ee3c3a84a62 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -314,7 +314,13 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
return false;
}
- return __dead_end_function(file, insn_func(dest), recursion+1);
+ /*
+ * A function can have multiple sibling calls. All of
+ * them need to be dead ends for the function to be a
+ * dead end too.
+ */
+ if (!__dead_end_function(file, insn_func(dest), recursion+1))
+ return false;
}
}
base-commit: 8b690556d8fe074b4f9835075050fba3fb180e93
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2.52.0.rc1.455.g30608eb744-goog