Annotate the function prototype as noreturn to prevent objtool warnings like: vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: hyperv_init+0x55c: unreachable instruction As a comparison, an objdump output without the annotation: [...] 1b63: mov $0x1,%esi 1b68: xor %edi,%edi 1b6a: callq ffffffff8102f680 <hv_ghcb_terminate> 1b6f: jmpq ffffffff82f217ec <hyperv_init+0x9c> # unreachable 1b74: cmpq $0xffffffffffffffff,-0x702a24(%rip) [...] Now, after adding the __noreturn to the function prototype: [...] 17df: callq ffffffff8102f6d0 <hv_ghcb_negotiate_protocol> 17e4: test %al,%al 17e6: je ffffffff82f21bb9 <hyperv_init+0x469> [...] <many insns> 1bb9: mov $0x1,%esi 1bbe: xor %edi,%edi 1bc0: callq ffffffff8102f680 <hv_ghcb_terminate> 1bc5: nopw %cs:0x0(%rax,%rax,1) # end of function Reported-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/9698eff1-9680-4f0a-94de-590eaa923e94@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Signed-off-by: Guilherme G. Piccoli <gpiccoli@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Hey folks, after getting the warning myself a quick search led me to Arnd's thorough report - investigating a bit, this seems to be the proper solution. Notice I didn't add the function to objtool's static list, seems this is unnecessary in this case - lemme know otherwise! Thanks in advance for reviews, Guilherme arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h index 4c4c0ec3b62e..09c26e658bcc 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int hv_set_mem_host_visibility(unsigned long addr, int numpages, bool visible); void hv_ghcb_msr_write(u64 msr, u64 value); void hv_ghcb_msr_read(u64 msr, u64 *value); bool hv_ghcb_negotiate_protocol(void); -void hv_ghcb_terminate(unsigned int set, unsigned int reason); +void __noreturn hv_ghcb_terminate(unsigned int set, unsigned int reason); #else static inline void hv_ghcb_msr_write(u64 msr, u64 value) {} static inline void hv_ghcb_msr_read(u64 msr, u64 *value) {} -- 2.39.2
