linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] objtool: Make objtool check actually fatal upon fatal errors

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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 12:20:53 -0800
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
To: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@...onical.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, peterz@...radead.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] objtool: Make objtool check actually fatal upon
 fatal errors

On Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 07:48:30PM +0000, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote:
> > Note the latter may be problematic at the moment due to some outstanding
> > warnings reported by Arnd and randconfig build bots.  I try to fix those
> > when I can, but any help would be appreciated.
> 
> I guess we can override CONFIG_WERROR during dkms compilations, but
> then i still want to ensofrce OBJTOOL errors.
> 
> How abou introducing CONFIG_WERROR_OBJTOOL and make CONFIG_WERROR
> select CONFIG_WERROR_OBJTOOL? such that distributions can start to opt
> into CONFIG_WERROR_OBJTOOL for production builds, even if they cannot
> yet make the jump to CONFIG_WERROR?

Seems reasonable.

Though, keep in mind that even compiler warnings can cause boot failures
and security bugs.  So I wouldn't recommend sleeping at night unless
your distro also has CONFIG_WERROR=y.

-- 
Josh