linux-kernel - [PATCH 14/22] objtool: Warn on zero-length functions

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Date:   Sun, 14 Jul 2019 19:37:09 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: [PATCH 14/22] objtool: Warn on zero-length functions

All callable functions should have an ELF size.

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

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 9bf4844d9226..16454cbca679 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2357,6 +2357,12 @@ static int validate_functions(struct objtool_file *file)
 			if (func->type != STT_FUNC)
 				continue;
 
+			if (!func->len) {
+				WARN("%s() is missing an ELF size annotation",
+				     func->name);
+				warnings++;
+			}
+
 			if (func->pfunc != func || func->alias != func)
 				continue;
 
-- 
2.20.1