linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Remove dynamic NOP selection

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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:10:59 -0800
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To: David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
        "'Linus Torvalds'" <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>
CC: Thorsten Glaser <tg@...ian.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "rostedt@...dmis.org" <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org" <linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jpoimboe@...hat.com" <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "alexei.starovoitov@...il.com" <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        "mhiramat@...nel.org" <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Remove dynamic NOP selection

On January 21, 2024 2:36:32 PM PST, David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM> wrote:
>From: Linus Torvalds
>> Sent: 20 January 2024 17:00
>...
>> And if I add "-r" to get relocation info, I get
>> 
>>         call   <delayed_put_task_struct+0x1a>
>>                         R_X86_64_PLT32  rethook_flush_task-0x4
>> 
>> which shows the raw relocation data, but with truly mind-bogglingly
>> horrendous syntax.
>> 
>> Is there some sane tool that just does the sane thing and shows this as
>> 
>>         call   rethook_flush_task
>> 
>> which is what the thing actually means?
>
>While you are re-writing a disassembler, remember to print the
>contents of string when you get a reference into .rodata.str :-)
>
>How many times have you had to dig out a printf format string in
>order to locate the source associated with some object code?
>It is so much easier if the disassembler does it for you.
>
>	David
>
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Probably don't even need to rewrite the disassembler. Postprocessing is probably sufficient.