linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] objtool: replace _ASM

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Message-ID: <27c6906c-baf3-6802-9843-50b27df74a71@csgroup.eu>
Date:   Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:47:53 +0000
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To:     Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@...wei.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>
CC:     "jpoimboe@...nel.org" <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
        "peterz@...radead.org" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "bp@...e.de" <bp@...e.de>,
        "mhiramat@...nel.org" <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        "sv@...ux.ibm.com" <sv@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] objtool: replace _ASM_PTR with quad in macros



Le 23/08/2022 à 15:31, Chen Zhongjin a écrit :
> Macros STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD and ANNOTATE_NOENDBR uses
> _ASM_PTR. It switch between .long and .quad based on 32bit
> or 64bit. However objtool doesn't work for 32bit, so _ASM_PTR
> makes no sense.
> 
> Considering that _ASM_PTR comes from asm.h, which is x86
> specific head file, while objtool.h is generic. Replace
> _ASM_PTR with quad and remove asm.h reference.

objtool is about to be used on powerpc on both PPC32 and PPC64, see 
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/list/?series=312955&state=*

So if this part is meant to be used by all architectures, we need 
nothing that also works on 32 bits, don't we ?

Christophe


> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@...wei.com>
> ---
>   include/linux/objtool.h       | 6 ++----
>   tools/include/linux/objtool.h | 6 ++----
>   2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/objtool.h b/include/linux/objtool.h
> index 62c54ffbeeaa..d2413cb78037 100644
> --- a/include/linux/objtool.h
> +++ b/include/linux/objtool.h
> @@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ struct unwind_hint {
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_OBJTOOL
>   
> -#include <asm/asm.h>
> -
>   #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
>   
>   #define UNWIND_HINT(sp_reg, sp_offset, type, end)		\
> @@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ struct unwind_hint {
>   #define ANNOTATE_NOENDBR					\
>   	"986: \n\t"						\
>   	".pushsection .discard.noendbr\n\t"			\
> -	_ASM_PTR " 986b\n\t"					\
> +	".quad 986b\n\t"					\
>   	".popsection\n\t"
>   
>   #define ASM_REACHABLE							\
> @@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ struct unwind_hint {
>   
>   .macro STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD func:req
>   	.pushsection .discard.func_stack_frame_non_standard, "aw"
> -	_ASM_PTR \func
> +	.quad \func
>   	.popsection
>   .endm
>   
> diff --git a/tools/include/linux/objtool.h b/tools/include/linux/objtool.h
> index 62c54ffbeeaa..d2413cb78037 100644
> --- a/tools/include/linux/objtool.h
> +++ b/tools/include/linux/objtool.h
> @@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ struct unwind_hint {
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_OBJTOOL
>   
> -#include <asm/asm.h>
> -
>   #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
>   
>   #define UNWIND_HINT(sp_reg, sp_offset, type, end)		\
> @@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ struct unwind_hint {
>   #define ANNOTATE_NOENDBR					\
>   	"986: \n\t"						\
>   	".pushsection .discard.noendbr\n\t"			\
> -	_ASM_PTR " 986b\n\t"					\
> +	".quad 986b\n\t"					\
>   	".popsection\n\t"
>   
>   #define ASM_REACHABLE							\
> @@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ struct unwind_hint {
>   
>   .macro STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD func:req
>   	.pushsection .discard.func_stack_frame_non_standard, "aw"
> -	_ASM_PTR \func
> +	.quad \func
>   	.popsection
>   .endm
>