linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH v3 02/15] objtool: Flesh out warning related to pv

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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:34:49 +0100
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v3 02/15] objtool: Flesh out warning related to pv_ops[] calls

I had to look into objtool itself to understand what this warning was
about; make it more explicit.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 5f1d0f95fc04b..00e25492f5065 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -3486,7 +3486,7 @@ static bool pv_call_dest(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(target, &file->pv_ops[idx].targets, pv_target) {
 		if (!target->sec->noinstr) {
-			WARN("pv_ops[%d]: %s", idx, target->name);
+			WARN("pv_ops[%d]: indirect call to %s() leaves .noinstr.text section", idx, target->name);
 			file->pv_ops[idx].clean = false;
 		}
 	}
-- 
2.43.0