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Date:   Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:44:45 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        alexei.starovoitov@...il.com, ndesaulniers@...gle.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 03/14] objtool: Shrink struct instruction

Any one instruction can only ever call a single function, therefore
insn->mcount_loc_node is superfluous and can use insn->call_node.

This shrinks struct instruction, which is by far the most numerous
structure objtool creates.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c                 |    6 +++---
 tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h |    1 -
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(st
 		return 0;
 
 	idx = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, mcount_loc_node)
+	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, call_node)
 		idx++;
 
 	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, "__mcount_loc", 0, sizeof(unsigned long), idx);
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(st
 		return -1;
 
 	idx = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, mcount_loc_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, call_node) {
 
 		loc = (unsigned long *)sec->data->d_buf + idx;
 		memset(loc, 0, sizeof(unsigned long));
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static void annotate_call_site(struct ob
 
 		insn->type = INSN_NOP;
 
-		list_add_tail(&insn->mcount_loc_node, &file->mcount_loc_list);
+		list_add_tail(&insn->call_node, &file->mcount_loc_list);
 		return;
 	}
 }
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ struct instruction {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct hlist_node hash;
 	struct list_head call_node;
-	struct list_head mcount_loc_node;
 	struct section *sec;
 	unsigned long offset;
 	unsigned int len;


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