linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 14/17] objtool: Avoid iterating !text section symbols

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Date:   Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:47:20 +0200
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,
        mhiramat@...nel.org, mbenes@...e.cz, jthierry@...hat.com,
        alexandre.chartre@...cle.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 14/17] objtool: Avoid iterating !text section symbols

validate_functions() iterates all sections their symbols; this is
pointless to do for !text sections as they won't have instructions
anyway.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c |    6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2621,8 +2621,12 @@ static int validate_functions(struct obj
 	struct section *sec;
 	int warnings = 0;
 
-	for_each_sec(file, sec)
+	for_each_sec(file, sec) {
+		if (!(sec->sh.sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR))
+			continue;
+
 		warnings += validate_section(file, sec);
+	}
 
 	return warnings;
 }