linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/11] objtool: Fix false positive warnings related to sibling calls

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Date:	Wed,  9 Mar 2016 00:06:54 -0600
From:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Pedro Alves <palves@...hat.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>,
	Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] objtool: Fix false positive warnings related to sibling calls

With some configs [1], objtool prints a bunch of false positive warnings
like:

  arch/x86/events/core.o: warning: objtool: x86_del_exclusive()+0x0: frame pointer state mismatch

For some reason this config has a bunch of sibling calls.  When objtool
follows a sibling call jump, it attempts to compare the frame pointer
state.  But it also accidentally compares the FENTRY state, resulting in
a false positive warning.

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160308154909.GA20956@gmail.com

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
---
 tools/objtool/builtin-check.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index 51da270..fe24804 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -729,6 +729,11 @@ static bool has_valid_stack_frame(struct instruction *insn)
 	       (insn->state & STATE_FP_SETUP);
 }
 
+static unsigned int frame_state(unsigned long state)
+{
+	return (state & (STATE_FP_SAVED | STATE_FP_SETUP));
+}
+
 /*
  * Follow the branch starting at the given instruction, and recursively follow
  * any other branches (jumps).  Meanwhile, track the frame pointer state at
@@ -756,7 +761,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file,
 
 	while (1) {
 		if (insn->visited) {
-			if (insn->state != state) {
+			if (frame_state(insn->state) != frame_state(state)) {
 				WARN_FUNC("frame pointer state mismatch",
 					  sec, insn->offset);
 				warnings++;
-- 
2.4.3