Re: [PATCH v7 8/8] [DO NOT MERGE] x86/kexec: Add CFI type information to relocate_kernel()

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On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 02:34:20PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> From: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> A previous commit added __nocfi to machine_kexec() because it makes an
> indirect call to relocate_kernel() which lacked CFI type information,
> and caused the system to crash.
> 
> Use SYM_TYPED_FUNC_START() to ensure that the type information is
> present, and remove the __nocfi tag.
> 
> I still can't make objtool happy with this in both GCC and Clang builds
> at the same time, so not yet for merging; only included in this series
> to nerd-snipe the objtool maintainers.

Again, I'd recommend just compiling the code in .data..relocate_kernel.
Then objtool doesn't need to care.

Otherwise it would help to know what warnings you're getting with this
patch, and the corresponding .config.

-- 
Josh




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