linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 27/31] objtool: Fix weak symbol detection

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Message-ID: <20240903082645.GO4723@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:26:45 +0200
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
Cc: live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org, Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
	Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>,
	Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 27/31] objtool: Fix weak symbol detection

On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 09:00:10PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> @@ -433,9 +433,13 @@ static void elf_add_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
>  	/*
>  	 * Don't store empty STT_NOTYPE symbols in the rbtree.  They
>  	 * can exist within a function, confusing the sorting.
> +	 *
> +	 * TODO: is this still true?

a2e38dffcd93 ("objtool: Don't add empty symbols to the rbtree")

I don't think that changed.