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

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Date:   Fri, 31 Jul 2020 08:24:28 +0100
From:   Julien Thierry <jthierry@...hat.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...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 7/30/20 3:42 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> 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?
> 

Yes, that makes sense.

-- 
Julien Thierry