linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/5] Enable objtool multiarch build

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Message-ID: <c20c2aba-fd64-f4b9-ae4d-0a93817a3e8f@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 12 May 2020 18:04:31 +0100
From:   Julien Thierry <jthierry@...hat.com>
To:     Matt Helsley <mhelsley@...are.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/5] Enable objtool multiarch build

Hi Matt,

On 5/11/20 6:35 PM, Matt Helsley wrote:
> My previous RFC[1] tried to add recordmcount as the mcount subcommand
> of objtool. As a necessary first step that required enabling building
> of objtool for more than the x86 architecture.
> 
> Some folks have been working on enabling objtool checking functionality
> for arm64. Rather than repeat that work here I aim to show a minimal
> set which ensures that objtool builds for any architecture. This
> will allow for not only building the check and ORC subcommands
> but also incorporating more subcommands -- such as recordmcount.
> 

Thanks for putting the effort to simplify adding support of the 
different command for new architectures.

I have a few some comments on some commits.

Cheers,

-- 
Julien Thierry