linux-kernel - [PATCH 14/18] x86: Fix x86 instruction decoder selftest to check only .text

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Date:	Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:32:13 +0200
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>,
	"K.Prasad" <prasad@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	Przemysław Pawełczyk 
	<przemyslaw@...elczyk.it>, Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>,
	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 14/18] x86: Fix x86 instruction decoder selftest to check only .text

From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>

Fix x86 instruction decoder selftest to check only .text because other
sections (e.g. .notes) will have random bytes which don't need to be
checked.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
Cc: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc: Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@...hat.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
Cc: K.Prasad <prasad@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc: Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
Cc: Przemysław Pawełczyk <przemyslaw@...elczyk.it>
Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
Cc: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
LKML-Reference: <20090821194307.12478.76938.stgit@...alhost.localdomain>
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
---
 arch/x86/tools/Makefile |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/Makefile b/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
index 3dd626b..95e9cc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PHONY += posttest
 quiet_cmd_posttest = TEST    $@
-      cmd_posttest = $(OBJDUMP) -d $(objtree)/vmlinux | awk -f $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk | $(obj)/test_get_len
+      cmd_posttest = $(OBJDUMP) -d -j .text $(objtree)/vmlinux | awk -f $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk | $(obj)/test_get_len
 
 posttest: $(obj)/test_get_len vmlinux
 	$(call cmd,posttest)
-- 
1.6.2.3

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