linux-kernel - Re: Linux 4.16-rc4

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Date:   Mon, 5 Mar 2018 18:12:51 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     Sven Joachim <svenjoac@....de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: Linux 4.16-rc4

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 07:38:49AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> It looks like read_retpoline_hints() is "special" compared to the other
> annotation reading functions.

I copied the pattern from read_unwind_hints.. which might not have been
the best choice it appears ;-)

> The easiest fix would be to convert it to
> be like the others.

So instead of actually reading the section, it iterates the relocation
records for the section, yes that should work nicely.

Thanks!