linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] objtool: check: Handle calling non-function symbols in other sections

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Message-ID: <20200918200740.3x6eookduesrgz3x@treble>
Date:   Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:07:40 -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
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] objtool: check: Handle calling non-function symbols
 in other sections

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 08:53:18AM +0100, Julien Thierry wrote:
> Relocation for a call destination could point to a symbol that has
> type STT_NOTYPE.

Then shouldn't the callee be changed to STT_FUNC?

(Apologies if we discussed this one before...)

-- 
Josh