linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 11/16] objtool: Add --mnop as an option to --mcount

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Date:   Thu, 1 Sep 2022 21:25:39 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Sathvika Vasireddy <sv@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, aik@...abs.ru, mpe@...erman.id.au,
        mingo@...hat.com, christophe.leroy@...roup.eu, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        mbenes@...e.cz, npiggin@...il.com, chenzhongjin@...wei.com,
        naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 11/16] objtool: Add --mnop as an option to --mcount

On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 11:22:18AM +0530, Sathvika Vasireddy wrote:
> Architectures can select HAVE_NOP_MCOUNT if they choose
> to nop out mcount call sites. If that config option is
> selected, then --mnop is passed as an option to objtool,
> along with --mcount.
> 
> Also, make sure that --mnop can be passed as an option
> to objtool only when --mcount is passed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sathvika Vasireddy <sv@...ux.ibm.com>

IIRC you want to nop the things yourself because PLT entries or
something?

Anyway, patch looks fine, even though the Changelog doesn't relaly
justify the change.

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>