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

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.2512101157360.49654@angie.orcam.me.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:01:38 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
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 Wed, 10 Dec 2025, Peter Zijlstra 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.

 Is it something that needs to be embedded in the code itself rather than 
being supplied via the command line?

  Maciej