linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] objtool: a couple of minor fixes

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:58:29 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] objtool: a couple of minor fixes

On Thursday, October 13, 2016 4:22:51 PM CEST Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Fix a couple of issues:
> 
> - fix a false positive warning related to switch statement jump tables
> - get rid of useless "unreachable instruction" warnings for gcov kernels
> 
> Josh Poimboeuf (2):
>   objtool: improve rare switch jump table pattern detection
>   objtool: skip all "unreachable instruction" warnings for gcov kernels
> 
>  tools/objtool/builtin-check.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

I got another warning today with linux-next, but have not looked into it:

drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.o: warning: objtool: rxe_completer()+0x315: sibling call from callable instruction with changed frame pointer

.config and object file attached.

	Arnd
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