linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 03/30] objtool: Disassemble code with libopcodes instead of running objdump

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Message-ID: <20251210085334.GH3707837@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:53:34 +0100
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>
Cc: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, jpoimboe@...nel.org,
	david.laight.linux@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 03/30] objtool: Disassemble code with libopcodes
 instead of running objdump

On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 10:25:03PM +0000, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

>  Wouldn't it make sense to improve objdump instead so as to provide the 
> features required?

I don't think objdump wants to know about our very Linux kernel specific
sections - which are somewhat subject to change as well.