From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
To: x86@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, live-patching@vger.kernel.org,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>,
Song Liu <song@kernel.org>, Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>,
Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 37/53] objtool: Add is_alias_sym() helper
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:08:25 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87cfee570bfffb35961d9b6e5abfbfeae6d903dc.1777575752.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1777575752.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Improve readability with a new is_alias_sym() helper.
No functional changes intended.
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Acked-by: Song Liu <song@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 6 +++---
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index f020f21f94a7..6c94eb32c090 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
return -1;
}
- if (func->embedded_insn || func->alias != func)
+ if (func->embedded_insn || is_alias_sym(func))
continue;
if (!find_insn(file, sec, func->offset)) {
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ static int add_jump_table_alts(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;
for_each_sym(file->elf, func) {
- if (!is_func_sym(func) || func->alias != func)
+ if (!is_func_sym(func) || is_alias_sym(func))
continue;
mark_func_jump_tables(file, func);
@@ -4523,7 +4523,7 @@ static int validate_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct section *sec,
return 1;
}
- if (sym->pfunc != sym || sym->alias != sym)
+ if (sym->pfunc != sym || is_alias_sym(sym))
return 0;
insn = find_insn(file, sec, sym->offset);
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index 8a543cea43b9..ccc72a692d9a 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ static inline bool is_local_sym(struct symbol *sym)
return sym->bind == STB_LOCAL;
}
+static inline bool is_alias_sym(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+ return sym->alias != sym;
+}
+
static inline bool is_prefix_func(struct symbol *sym)
{
return sym->prefix;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-01 4:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 103+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-01 4:07 [PATCH v2 00/53] objtool/klp: Some klp-build fixes and improvements Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 01/53] objtool/klp: Fix is_uncorrelated_static_local() for Clang Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 02/53] objtool/klp: Fix .data..once static local non-correlation Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 03/53] objtool/klp: Don't correlate __ADDRESSABLE() symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:26 ` Song Liu
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 04/53] objtool/klp: Don't correlate absolute symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 05/53] objtool/klp: Don't correlate __initstub__ symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 06/53] objtool/klp: Don't report uncorrelated functions as new Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 07/53] objtool/klp: Improve local label check Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:27 ` Song Liu
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 08/53] objtool/klp: Fix create_fake_symbols() skipping entsize-based sections Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 09/53] objtool: Replace iterator callback with for_each_sym_by_mangled_name() Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:28 ` Song Liu
2026-05-04 13:59 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 10/53] objtool/klp: Fix --debug-checksum for duplicate symbol names Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-04 14:04 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:07 ` [PATCH v2 11/53] objtool/klp: Fix handling of zero-length .altinstr_replacement sections Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 12/53] objtool/klp: Fix cloning of zero-length section symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 13/53] objtool/klp: Fix XXH3 state memory leak Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 14/53] objtool/klp: Fix extraction of text annotations for alternatives Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 15/53] objtool/klp: Fix kCFI trap handling Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 16/53] objtool/klp: Fix relocation conversion failures for R_X86_64_NONE Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 17/53] objtool: Move mark_rodata() to elf.c Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 18/53] objtool/klp: Simplify reloc symbol conversion Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:31 ` Song Liu
2026-05-04 14:04 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 19/53] objtool/klp: Fix pointer comparisons for rodata objects Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:35 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 9:44 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 20/53] objtool/klp: Don't correlate .rodata.cst* constant pool objects Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:37 ` Song Liu
2026-05-01 17:04 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 17:31 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 9:44 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 21/53] objtool/klp: Fix reloc corruption in convert_reloc_sym_to_secsym() Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:38 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 9:44 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 22/53] objtool: Fix reloc hash collision in find_reloc_by_dest_range() Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 23/53] klp-build: Fix hang on out-of-date .config Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:39 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 9:44 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 24/53] klp-build: Fix checksum comparison for changed offsets Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:41 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 10:05 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 25/53] klp-build: Don't use errexit Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 26/53] klp-build: Validate patch file existence Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 27/53] klp-build: Suppress excessive fuzz output by default Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 28/53] klp-build: Fix patch cleanup on interrupt Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 29/53] klp-build: Reject patches to vDSO Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 30/53] klp-build: Reject patches to realmode Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 31/53] klp-build: Print "objtool klp diff" command in verbose mode Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 32/53] klp-build: Remove redundant SRC and OBJ variables Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:42 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 11:26 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 33/53] objtool/klp: Don't set sym->file for section symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 34/53] objtool: Include libsubcmd headers directly from source tree Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 35/53] objtool/klp: Create empty checksum sections for function-less object files Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 36/53] objtool/klp: Handle Clang .data..Lanon anonymous data sections Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:26 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
2026-05-05 11:31 ` [PATCH v2 37/53] objtool: Add is_alias_sym() helper Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 38/53] objtool: Add is_cold_func() helper Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:43 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 11:26 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 39/53] objtool/klp: Extricate checksum calculation from validate_branch() Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:43 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 40/53] objtool: Consolidate file decoding into decode_file() Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:43 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 41/53] objtool/klp: Add "objtool klp checksum" subcommand Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:43 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 42/53] klp-build: Use " Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:58 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 43/53] objtool/klp: Remove "objtool --checksum" Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 11:59 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 44/53] klp-build: Validate short-circuit prerequisites Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:49 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 12:00 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 45/53] objtool/klp: Calculate object checksums Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 10:53 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 12:07 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 46/53] objtool/klp: Rewrite symbol correlation algorithm Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 12:07 ` Song Liu
2026-05-05 13:07 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 47/53] objtool/klp: Add correlation debugging output Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 13:28 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 48/53] objtool: Add insn_sym() helper Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 12:11 ` Song Liu
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 49/53] objtool/klp: Fix position-dependent checksums for non-relocated jumps/calls Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 12:16 ` Song Liu
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 50/53] objtool: Grow __cfi_* prefix symbols for all CFI+CALL_PADDING Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 51/53] objtool/klp: Fix kCFI prefix finding/cloning Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 12:17 ` Song Liu
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 52/53] objtool: Improve and simplify prefix symbol detection Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-01 4:08 ` [PATCH v2 53/53] objtool/klp: Cache dont_correlate() result Josh Poimboeuf
2026-05-05 13:40 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-05-01 18:47 ` [PATCH v2 00/53] objtool/klp: Some klp-build fixes and improvements Josh Poimboeuf
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