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[PATCH] objtool, module: discard __unreachable section for modules

From Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH] objtool, module: discard __unreachable section for modules
Date 2017-03-01 16:30 +0100
Message-ID <tgemu-4Vt-15@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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The __unreachable section is only used at compile time.  It's discarded
for vmlinux but it should also be discarded for modules.

Fixes: d1091c7fa3d5 ("objtool: Improve detection of BUG() and other dead ends")
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
---
 scripts/module-common.lds | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/module-common.lds b/scripts/module-common.lds
index 73a2c7d..936a3c6 100644
--- a/scripts/module-common.lds
+++ b/scripts/module-common.lds
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
  * combine them automatically.
  */
 SECTIONS {
-	/DISCARD/ : { *(.discard) }
+	/DISCARD/ : {
+		*(.discard)
+		*(__unreachable)
+	}
 
 	__ksymtab		0 : { *(SORT(___ksymtab+*)) }
 	__ksymtab_gpl		0 : { *(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)) }
-- 
2.7.4

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[PATCH] objtool, module: discard __unreachable section for modules Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2017-03-01 16:30 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] objtool, module: discard __unreachable section for modules hpa@zytor.com - 2017-03-01 17:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] objtool, module: discard __unreachable section for modules Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-03-01 18:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] objtool, module: discard __unreachable section for modules hpa@zytor.com - 2017-03-01 18:50 +0100
      [PATCH v2] objtool, module: discard objtool annotation sections for  modules Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2017-03-01 19:30 +0100
        [tip:core/urgent] objtool, modules: Discard objtool annotation  sections for modules tip-bot for Josh Poimboeuf <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2017-03-01 22:50 +0100

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