Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] objtool: Enable compilation of objtool for all architectures

[Matt Helsley <mhelsley@vmware.com>]

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 03:56:10PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 10:35:12AM -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> > +struct insn_state {
> > +	struct cfi_reg cfa;
> > +	struct cfi_reg regs[CFI_NUM_REGS];
> > +	int stack_size;
> > +	unsigned char type;
> > +	bool bp_scratch;
> > +	bool drap, end, uaccess, df;
> > +	bool noinstr;
> > +	s8 instr;
> > +	unsigned int uaccess_stack;
> > +	int drap_reg, drap_offset;
> > +	struct cfi_reg vals[CFI_NUM_REGS];
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct instruction {
> > +	struct list_head list;
> > +	struct hlist_node hash;
> > +	struct section *sec;
> > +	unsigned long offset;
> > +	unsigned int len;
> > +	enum insn_type type;
> > +	unsigned long immediate;
> > +	bool alt_group, dead_end, ignore, hint, save, restore, ignore_alts;
> > +	bool retpoline_safe;
> > +	s8 instr;
> > +	u8 visited;
> > +	struct symbol *call_dest;
> > +	struct instruction *jump_dest;
> > +	struct instruction *first_jump_src;
> > +	struct rela *jump_table;
> > +	struct list_head alts;
> > +	struct symbol *func;
> > +	struct stack_op stack_op;
> > +	struct insn_state state;
> > +	struct orc_entry orc;
> > +};
> 
> Why were these moved to arch.h?  They're not necessarily arch-specific,
> but rather "check"-specific, so I think they still belong in check.h, if
> possible.

Ah, found it. They are arch specific due to struct orc_entry, which is
presently not defined for any archs besides x86.

Prior to the patch (-> means "includes"):
	check.h -> asm/orc_types.h (defines struct orc_entry)
	orc_gen.c -> check,h

After patch:
	check.c -> asm/orc_types.h
	orc_gen.c -> asm/orc_types.h
	orc_gen.c -> check.h
	orc_gen.c -> arch.h
	{ now weak.c } -> check.h

So this prevents the headers, which help us keep the weak definitions
consistent with the strong definitions, from breaking compiles on archs
that lack struct orc_entry.

I'm not sure what the best way to remove this dependency is without
a nasty void * for the orc entry, or some #ifdef games related to
checking for cpp defines from asm/orc_types.h. This approach neatly
avoids conditional preprocessor games and type casting though I do
agree it's surprising.

Do you have any advice here?

Cheers,
	-Matt Helsley