linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 03/45] objtool: Default ignore INT3 for unreachable

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Date:   Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:30:14 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org, joao@...rdrivepizza.com, hjl.tools@...il.com,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        ndesaulniers@...gle.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        samitolvanen@...gle.com, mark.rutland@....com,
        alyssa.milburn@...el.com, mbenes@...e.cz, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        mhiramat@...nel.org, alexei.starovoitov@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 03/45] objtool: Default ignore INT3 for unreachable

Ignore all INT3 instructions for unreachable code warnings, similar to NOP.
This allows using INT3 for various paddings instead of NOPs.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c |   12 +++++-------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -3342,9 +3342,8 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtoo
 		switch (insn->type) {
 
 		case INSN_RETURN:
-			if (next_insn && next_insn->type == INSN_TRAP) {
-				next_insn->ignore = true;
-			} else if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe) {
+			if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe &&
+			    next_insn && next_insn->type != INSN_TRAP) {
 				WARN_FUNC("missing int3 after ret",
 					  insn->sec, insn->offset);
 			}
@@ -3391,9 +3390,8 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtoo
 			break;
 
 		case INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC:
-			if (next_insn && next_insn->type == INSN_TRAP) {
-				next_insn->ignore = true;
-			} else if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe) {
+			if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe &&
+			    next_insn && next_insn->type != INSN_TRAP) {
 				WARN_FUNC("missing int3 after indirect jump",
 					  insn->sec, insn->offset);
 			}
@@ -3567,7 +3565,7 @@ static bool ignore_unreachable_insn(stru
 	int i;
 	struct instruction *prev_insn;
 
-	if (insn->ignore || insn->type == INSN_NOP)
+	if (insn->ignore || insn->type == INSN_NOP || insn->type == INSN_TRAP)
 		return true;
 
 	/*