linux-kernel - [PATCH] modpost: avoid using the alias attribute

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Message-Id: <20240127132811.726504-1-masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024 22:28:11 +0900
From: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To: linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
	Aiden Leong <aiden.leong@...sd.com>,
	Bill Wendling <morbo@...gle.com>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
	Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: [PATCH] modpost: avoid using the alias attribute

Aiden Leong reported modpost fails to build on macOS since commit
16a473f60edc ("modpost: inform compilers that fatal() never returns"):

  scripts/mod/modpost.c:93:21: error: aliases are not supported on darwin

Nathan's research indicates that Darwin seems to support weak aliases
at least [1]. Although the situation might be improved in future Clang
versions, we can achieve a similar outcome without relying on it.

This commit makes fatal() a macro of error() + exit(1) in modpost.h, as
compilers recognize that exit() never returns.

[1]: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/71001

Fixes: 16a473f60edc ("modpost: inform compilers that fatal() never returns")
Reported-by: Aiden Leong <aiden.leong@...sd.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/d9ac2960-6644-4a87-b5e4-4bfb6e0364a8@aibsd.com/
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 scripts/mod/modpost.c | 12 +-----------
 scripts/mod/modpost.h |  6 +-----
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 795b21154446..3ab2db83428b 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ void modpost_log(enum loglevel loglevel, const char *fmt, ...)
 		break;
 	case LOG_ERROR:
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: ");
-		break;
-	case LOG_FATAL:
-		fprintf(stderr, "FATAL: ");
+		error_occurred = true;
 		break;
 	default: /* invalid loglevel, ignore */
 		break;
@@ -83,16 +81,8 @@ void modpost_log(enum loglevel loglevel, const char *fmt, ...)
 	va_start(arglist, fmt);
 	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, arglist);
 	va_end(arglist);
-
-	if (loglevel == LOG_FATAL)
-		exit(1);
-	if (loglevel == LOG_ERROR)
-		error_occurred = true;
 }
 
-void __attribute__((alias("modpost_log")))
-modpost_log_noret(enum loglevel loglevel, const char *fmt, ...);
-
 static inline bool strends(const char *str, const char *postfix)
 {
 	if (strlen(str) < strlen(postfix))
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index 835cababf1b0..ee43c7950636 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -194,15 +194,11 @@ void *sym_get_data(const struct elf_info *info, const Elf_Sym *sym);
 enum loglevel {
 	LOG_WARN,
 	LOG_ERROR,
-	LOG_FATAL
 };
 
 void __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
 modpost_log(enum loglevel loglevel, const char *fmt, ...);
 
-void __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3), noreturn))
-modpost_log_noret(enum loglevel loglevel, const char *fmt, ...);
-
 /*
  * warn - show the given message, then let modpost continue running, still
  *        allowing modpost to exit successfully. This should be used when
@@ -218,4 +214,4 @@ modpost_log_noret(enum loglevel loglevel, const char *fmt, ...);
  */
 #define warn(fmt, args...)	modpost_log(LOG_WARN, fmt, ##args)
 #define error(fmt, args...)	modpost_log(LOG_ERROR, fmt, ##args)
-#define fatal(fmt, args...)	modpost_log_noret(LOG_FATAL, fmt, ##args)
+#define fatal(fmt, args...)	do { error(fmt, ##args); exit(1); } while (1)
-- 
2.40.1