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-rw-r--r--tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c11
-rw-r--r--tools/objtool/check.c24
-rw-r--r--tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h1
-rw-r--r--tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h1
4 files changed, 31 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index 2d51fa8da9e8..cba8a7be040e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -824,8 +824,11 @@ bool arch_is_retpoline(struct symbol *sym)
bool arch_is_rethunk(struct symbol *sym)
{
- return !strcmp(sym->name, "__x86_return_thunk") ||
- !strcmp(sym->name, "srso_untrain_ret") ||
- !strcmp(sym->name, "srso_safe_ret") ||
- !strcmp(sym->name, "__ret");
+ return !strcmp(sym->name, "__x86_return_thunk");
+}
+
+bool arch_is_embedded_insn(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+ return !strcmp(sym->name, "__ret") ||
+ !strcmp(sym->name, "srso_safe_ret");
}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index e2ee10ce7703..191656ee9fbc 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
return -1;
}
- if (func->return_thunk || func->alias != func)
+ if (func->embedded_insn || func->alias != func)
continue;
if (!find_insn(file, sec, func->offset)) {
@@ -1288,16 +1288,33 @@ static int add_ignore_alternatives(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;
}
+/*
+ * Symbols that replace INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC, every (tail) call to such a symbol
+ * will be added to the .retpoline_sites section.
+ */
__weak bool arch_is_retpoline(struct symbol *sym)
{
return false;
}
+/*
+ * Symbols that replace INSN_RETURN, every (tail) call to such a symbol
+ * will be added to the .return_sites section.
+ */
__weak bool arch_is_rethunk(struct symbol *sym)
{
return false;
}
+/*
+ * Symbols that are embedded inside other instructions, because sometimes crazy
+ * code exists. These are mostly ignored for validation purposes.
+ */
+__weak bool arch_is_embedded_insn(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+
static struct reloc *insn_reloc(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn)
{
struct reloc *reloc;
@@ -1583,7 +1600,7 @@ static int add_jump_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)
* middle of another instruction. Objtool only
* knows about the outer instruction.
*/
- if (sym && sym->return_thunk) {
+ if (sym && sym->embedded_insn) {
add_return_call(file, insn, false);
continue;
}
@@ -2502,6 +2519,9 @@ static int classify_symbols(struct objtool_file *file)
if (arch_is_rethunk(func))
func->return_thunk = true;
+ if (arch_is_embedded_insn(func))
+ func->embedded_insn = true;
+
if (arch_ftrace_match(func->name))
func->fentry = true;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
index 2b6d2ce4f9a5..0b303eba660e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int arch_decode_hint_reg(u8 sp_reg, int *base);
bool arch_is_retpoline(struct symbol *sym);
bool arch_is_rethunk(struct symbol *sym);
+bool arch_is_embedded_insn(struct symbol *sym);
int arch_rewrite_retpolines(struct objtool_file *file);
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index c532d70864dc..9f71e988eca4 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct symbol {
u8 fentry : 1;
u8 profiling_func : 1;
u8 warned : 1;
+ u8 embedded_insn : 1;
struct list_head pv_target;
struct reloc *relocs;
};