linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 02/17] objtool: Create disassembly context

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Message-ID: <cvgagwuga3dj6jsn4dfmfaklt5fhdkqbij2wxc46ci6nr4dmky@l2daxik5cqes>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:23:52 -0700
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
To: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 02/17] objtool: Create disassembly context

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 04:56:44PM +0200, Alexandre Chartre wrote:
> +struct disas_context *disas_context_create(struct objtool_file *file)
> +{
> +	struct disas_context *dctx;
> +
> +	dctx = malloc(sizeof(*dctx));
> +	if (!dctx) {
> +		ERROR_GLIBC("failed to allocate disassembly context");
> +		return NULL;
> +	}

Since this isn't a fatal error, it should probably be WARN_GLIBC() or so.

-- 
Josh