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Date:   Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:41:08 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     tglx@...utronix.de, jpoimboe@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org
Subject: [RFC][PATCH 01/16] objtool: Introduce validate_return()

Trivial 'cleanup' to save one indentation level and match
validate_call().

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c |   64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -1935,6 +1935,41 @@ static int validate_sibling_call(struct
 	return validate_call(insn, state);
 }
 
+static int validate_return(struct symbol *func, struct instruction *insn, struct insn_state *state)
+{
+	if (state->uaccess && !func_uaccess_safe(func)) {
+		WARN_FUNC("return with UACCESS enabled",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!state->uaccess && func_uaccess_safe(func)) {
+		WARN_FUNC("return with UACCESS disabled from a UACCESS-safe function",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (state->df) {
+		WARN_FUNC("return with DF set",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (func && has_modified_stack_frame(state)) {
+		WARN_FUNC("return with modified stack frame",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (state->bp_scratch) {
+		WARN("%s uses BP as a scratch register",
+		     func->name);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Follow the branch starting at the given instruction, and recursively follow
  * any other branches (jumps).  Meanwhile, track the frame pointer state at
@@ -2050,34 +2085,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtoo
 		switch (insn->type) {
 
 		case INSN_RETURN:
-			if (state.uaccess && !func_uaccess_safe(func)) {
-				WARN_FUNC("return with UACCESS enabled", sec, insn->offset);
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			if (!state.uaccess && func_uaccess_safe(func)) {
-				WARN_FUNC("return with UACCESS disabled from a UACCESS-safe function", sec, insn->offset);
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			if (state.df) {
-				WARN_FUNC("return with DF set", sec, insn->offset);
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			if (func && has_modified_stack_frame(&state)) {
-				WARN_FUNC("return with modified stack frame",
-					  sec, insn->offset);
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			if (state.bp_scratch) {
-				WARN("%s uses BP as a scratch register",
-				     func->name);
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			return 0;
+			return validate_return(func, insn, &state);
 
 		case INSN_CALL:
 		case INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC: