linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/9] objtool: Make relocation in alternative handling arch dependent

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Message-ID: <20200730144213.fcitzo4uydshjhxh@treble>
Date:   Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:42:13 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Julien Thierry <jthierry@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, mbenes@...e.cz,
        raphael.gault@....com, benh@...nel.crashing.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/9] objtool: Make relocation in alternative handling
 arch dependent

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:46:48AM +0100, Julien Thierry wrote:
> As pointed out by the comment in handle_group_alt(), support of
> relocation for instructions in an alternative group depends on whether
> arch specific kernel code handles it.
> 
> So, let objtool arch specific code decide whether a relocation for
> the alternative section should be accepted.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <jthierry@...hat.com>
> ---
>  tools/objtool/arch/x86/arch_special.c | 13 +++++++++++++

The "arch" in "arch_special.c" is redundant, how about special.c?

-- 
Josh