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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 5f8d3eed78a1..f2e5e5ce1a05 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -502,8 +502,21 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
key_sym = find_symbol_by_name(file->elf, tmp);
if (!key_sym) {
- WARN("static_call: can't find static_call_key symbol: %s", tmp);
- return -1;
+ if (!module) {
+ WARN("static_call: can't find static_call_key symbol: %s", tmp);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * For modules(), the key might not be exported, which
+ * means the module can make static calls but isn't
+ * allowed to change them.
+ *
+ * In that case we temporarily set the key to be the
+ * trampoline address. This is fixed up in
+ * static_call_add_module().
+ */
+ key_sym = insn->call_dest;
}
free(key_name);
@@ -2928,14 +2941,10 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
warnings += ret;
out:
- if (ret < 0) {
- /*
- * Fatal error. The binary is corrupt or otherwise broken in
- * some way, or objtool itself is broken. Fail the kernel
- * build.
- */
- return ret;
- }
-
+ /*
+ * For now, don't fail the kernel build on fatal warnings. These
+ * errors are still fairly common due to the growing matrix of
+ * supported toolchains and their recent pace of change.
+ */
return 0;
}