Re: [GIT PULL] objtool fixes

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 03, 2025 at 04:52:57PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >     +# ./arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h:35: 	alternative(ANNOTATE_IGNORE_ALTERNATIVE "", "stac", X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
> >      #APP
> >      # 35 "./arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h" 1
> >      	# ALT: oldinstr
> >      771:
> >     +	911:
> >     +	.pushsection .discard.annotate_insn,"M",@progbits,8
> >     +	.long 911b - .
> >     +	.long 6
> >     +	.popsection
> >      	
> >      772:
> >      # ALT: padding
> >     @@ -140,10 +145,15 @@ copy_from_user_nmi:
> >       .popsection
> >      
> >      # 0 "" 2
> >     -# ./arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h:29: 	alternative("", "clac", X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
> >     +# ./arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h:29: 	alternative(ANNOTATE_IGNORE_ALTERNATIVE "", "clac", X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
> >      # 29 "./arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h" 1
> >      	# ALT: oldinstr
> >      771:
> >     +	911:
> >     +	.pushsection .discard.annotate_insn,"M",@progbits,8
> >     +	.long 911b - .
> >     +	.long 6
> >     +	.popsection
> >      	
> >      772:
> >      # ALT: padding
> > 
> > Is there a way to make this more compact, more readable?
> 
> Put it all one line?  I'm open to ideas :-)

I suppose there's no way to make the '6' a bit less magic at this 
point, we are post-processed already. :-/

Thanks,

	Ingo