Subject: Re: [PATCH] objtool: continue if find_insn() fails in decode_instructions()

From: Ingo Molnar <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 11:21:39 +0100

* Sathvika Vasireddy <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Currently, decode_instructions() is failing if it is not able to find
> instruction, and this is happening since commit dbcdbdfdf137b4
> ("objtool: Rework instruction -> symbol mapping") because it is
> expecting instruction for STT_NOTYPE symbols.
> 
> Due to this, the following objtool warnings are seen:
>  [1] arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes_head.o: warning: objtool: optprobe_template_end(): can't find starting instruction
>  [2] arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm_emul.o: warning: objtool: kvm_template_end(): can't find starting instruction
>  [3] arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.o: warning: objtool: end_first_256B(): can't find starting instruction
> 
> The warnings are thrown because find_insn() is failing for symbols that
> are at the end of the file, or at the end of the section. Given how
> STT_NOTYPE symbols are currently handled in decode_instructions(),
> continue if the instruction is not found, instead of throwing warning
> and returning.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Sathvika Vasireddy <[email-masked]>

The SOB chain doesn't look valid: is Naveen N. Rao, the first SOB line, the 
author of the patch? If yes then a matching From: line is needed.

Or if two people developed the patch, then Co-developed-by should be used:

        Co-developed-by: First Co-Author <[email-masked]>
        Signed-off-by: First Co-Author <[email-masked]>
        Co-developed-by: Second Co-Author <[email-masked]>
        Signed-off-by: Second Co-Author <[email-masked]>

[ In this SOB sequence "Second Co-Author" is the one who submits the patch. ]

[ Please only use Co-developed-by if actual lines of code were written by 
  the co-author that created copyrightable material - it's not a courtesy 
  tag. Reviewed-by/Acked-by/Tested-by can be used to credit non-code 
  contributions. ]

Thanks,

	Ingo