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<title>linux-stable.git/tools/objtool, branch v6.13.8</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel stable tree</subtitle>
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<title>objtool: Ignore dangling jump table entries</title>
<updated>2025-03-22T19:56:47+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Josh Poimboeuf</name>
<email>jpoimboe@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-01-14T21:57:58+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 3724062ca2b1364f02cf44dbea1a552227844ad1 ]

Clang sometimes leaves dangling unused jump table entries which point to
the end of the function.  Ignore them.

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/20250113235835.vqgvb7cdspksy5dn@jpoimboe
Reported-by: Klaus Kusche &lt;klaus.kusche@computerix.info&gt;
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/ee25c0b7e80113e950bd1d4c208b671d35774ff4.1736891751.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 3724062ca2b1364f02cf44dbea1a552227844ad1 ]

Clang sometimes leaves dangling unused jump table entries which point to
the end of the function.  Ignore them.

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/20250113235835.vqgvb7cdspksy5dn@jpoimboe
Reported-by: Klaus Kusche &lt;klaus.kusche@computerix.info&gt;
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/ee25c0b7e80113e950bd1d4c208b671d35774ff4.1736891751.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>objtool: Fix C jump table annotations for Clang</title>
<updated>2025-03-07T17:27:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ard Biesheuvel</name>
<email>ardb@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-02-21T13:57:07+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 73cfc53cc3b6380eccf013049574485f64cb83ca ]

A C jump table (such as the one used by the BPF interpreter) is a const
global array of absolute code addresses, and this means that the actual
values in the table may not be known until the kernel is booted (e.g.,
when using KASLR or when the kernel VA space is sized dynamically).

When using PIE codegen, the compiler will default to placing such const
global objects in .data.rel.ro (which is annotated as writable), rather
than .rodata (which is annotated as read-only). As C jump tables are
explicitly emitted into .rodata, this used to result in warnings for
LoongArch builds (which uses PIE codegen for the entire kernel) like

  Warning: setting incorrect section attributes for .rodata..c_jump_table

due to the fact that the explicitly specified .rodata section inherited
the read-write annotation that the compiler uses for such objects when
using PIE codegen.

This warning was suppressed by explicitly adding the read-only
annotation to the __attribute__((section(""))) string, by commit

  c5b1184decc8 ("compiler.h: specify correct attribute for .rodata..c_jump_table")

Unfortunately, this hack does not work on Clang's integrated assembler,
which happily interprets the appended section type and permission
specifiers as part of the section name, which therefore no longer
matches the hard-coded pattern '.rodata..c_jump_table' that objtool
expects, causing it to emit a warning

  kernel/bpf/core.o: warning: objtool: ___bpf_prog_run+0x20: sibling call from callable instruction with modified stack frame

Work around this, by emitting C jump tables into .data.rel.ro instead,
which is treated as .rodata by the linker script for all builds, not
just PIE based ones.

Fixes: c5b1184decc8 ("compiler.h: specify correct attribute for .rodata..c_jump_table")
Tested-by: Tiezhu Yang &lt;yangtiezhu@loongson.cn&gt; # on LoongArch
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250221135704.431269-6-ardb+git@google.com
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 73cfc53cc3b6380eccf013049574485f64cb83ca ]

A C jump table (such as the one used by the BPF interpreter) is a const
global array of absolute code addresses, and this means that the actual
values in the table may not be known until the kernel is booted (e.g.,
when using KASLR or when the kernel VA space is sized dynamically).

When using PIE codegen, the compiler will default to placing such const
global objects in .data.rel.ro (which is annotated as writable), rather
than .rodata (which is annotated as read-only). As C jump tables are
explicitly emitted into .rodata, this used to result in warnings for
LoongArch builds (which uses PIE codegen for the entire kernel) like

  Warning: setting incorrect section attributes for .rodata..c_jump_table

due to the fact that the explicitly specified .rodata section inherited
the read-write annotation that the compiler uses for such objects when
using PIE codegen.

This warning was suppressed by explicitly adding the read-only
annotation to the __attribute__((section(""))) string, by commit

  c5b1184decc8 ("compiler.h: specify correct attribute for .rodata..c_jump_table")

Unfortunately, this hack does not work on Clang's integrated assembler,
which happily interprets the appended section type and permission
specifiers as part of the section name, which therefore no longer
matches the hard-coded pattern '.rodata..c_jump_table' that objtool
expects, causing it to emit a warning

  kernel/bpf/core.o: warning: objtool: ___bpf_prog_run+0x20: sibling call from callable instruction with modified stack frame

Work around this, by emitting C jump tables into .data.rel.ro instead,
which is treated as .rodata by the linker script for all builds, not
just PIE based ones.

Fixes: c5b1184decc8 ("compiler.h: specify correct attribute for .rodata..c_jump_table")
Tested-by: Tiezhu Yang &lt;yangtiezhu@loongson.cn&gt; # on LoongArch
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel &lt;ardb@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250221135704.431269-6-ardb+git@google.com
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>objtool: Remove annotate_{,un}reachable()</title>
<updated>2025-03-07T17:27:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Peter Zijlstra</name>
<email>peterz@infradead.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-28T09:39:04+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 06e24745985c8dd0da18337503afcf2f2fdbdff1 ]

There are no users of annotate_reachable() left.

And the annotate_unreachable() usage in unreachable() is plain wrong;
it will hide dangerous fall-through code-gen.

Remove both.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241128094312.235637588@infradead.org
Stable-dep-of: 73cfc53cc3b6 ("objtool: Fix C jump table annotations for Clang")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 06e24745985c8dd0da18337503afcf2f2fdbdff1 ]

There are no users of annotate_reachable() left.

And the annotate_unreachable() usage in unreachable() is plain wrong;
it will hide dangerous fall-through code-gen.

Remove both.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241128094312.235637588@infradead.org
Stable-dep-of: 73cfc53cc3b6 ("objtool: Fix C jump table annotations for Clang")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>objtool/rust: add one more `noreturn` Rust function</title>
<updated>2025-02-21T13:11:06+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Miguel Ojeda</name>
<email>ojeda@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2025-01-12T14:39:51+00:00</published>
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commit cee6f9a9c87b6ecfb51845950c28216b231c3610 upstream.

Starting with Rust 1.85.0 (currently in beta, to be released 2025-02-20),
under some kernel configurations with `CONFIG_RUST_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y`,
one may trigger a new `objtool` warning:

    rust/kernel.o: warning: objtool: _R...securityNtB2_11SecurityCtx8as_bytes()
    falls through to next function _R...core3ops4drop4Drop4drop()

due to a call to the `noreturn` symbol:

    core::panicking::assert_failed::&lt;usize, usize&gt;

Thus add it to the list so that `objtool` knows it is actually `noreturn`.
Do so matching with `strstr` since it is a generic.

See commit 56d680dd23c3 ("objtool/rust: list `noreturn` Rust functions")
for more details.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # Needed in 6.12.y and 6.13.y only (Rust is pinned in older LTSs).
Fixes: 56d680dd23c3 ("objtool/rust: list `noreturn` Rust functions")
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo &lt;gary@garyguo.net&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250112143951.751139-1-ojeda@kernel.org
[ Updated Cc: stable@ to include 6.13.y. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda &lt;ojeda@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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commit cee6f9a9c87b6ecfb51845950c28216b231c3610 upstream.

Starting with Rust 1.85.0 (currently in beta, to be released 2025-02-20),
under some kernel configurations with `CONFIG_RUST_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y`,
one may trigger a new `objtool` warning:

    rust/kernel.o: warning: objtool: _R...securityNtB2_11SecurityCtx8as_bytes()
    falls through to next function _R...core3ops4drop4Drop4drop()

due to a call to the `noreturn` symbol:

    core::panicking::assert_failed::&lt;usize, usize&gt;

Thus add it to the list so that `objtool` knows it is actually `noreturn`.
Do so matching with `strstr` since it is a generic.

See commit 56d680dd23c3 ("objtool/rust: list `noreturn` Rust functions")
for more details.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # Needed in 6.12.y and 6.13.y only (Rust is pinned in older LTSs).
Fixes: 56d680dd23c3 ("objtool/rust: list `noreturn` Rust functions")
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo &lt;gary@garyguo.net&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250112143951.751139-1-ojeda@kernel.org
[ Updated Cc: stable@ to include 6.13.y. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda &lt;ojeda@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'objtool-urgent-2024-12-29' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip</title>
<updated>2024-12-29T18:07:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-12-29T18:07:40+00:00</published>
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Pull objtool fix from Ingo Molnar:
 "Fix false positive objtool build warning related to a noreturn
  function in the bcachefs code"

* tag 'objtool-urgent-2024-12-29' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  objtool: Add bch2_trans_unlocked_error() to bcachefs noreturns
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Pull objtool fix from Ingo Molnar:
 "Fix false positive objtool build warning related to a noreturn
  function in the bcachefs code"

* tag 'objtool-urgent-2024-12-29' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  objtool: Add bch2_trans_unlocked_error() to bcachefs noreturns
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>objtool: Add bch2_trans_unlocked_error() to bcachefs noreturns</title>
<updated>2024-12-29T08:52:21+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>chenchangcheng</name>
<email>ccc194101@163.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-12-20T07:48:47+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=31ad36a271290648e7c2288a03d7b933d20254d6'/>
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Fix the following objtool warning during build time:

    fs/bcachefs/btree_trans_commit.o: warning: objtool: bch2_trans_commit_write_locked.isra.0() falls through to next function do_bch2_trans_commit.isra.0()
    fs/bcachefs/btree_trans_commit.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section
......
    fs/bcachefs/btree_update.o: warning: objtool: bch2_trans_update_get_key_cache() falls through to next function flush_new_cached_update()
    fs/bcachefs/btree_update.o: warning: objtool: flush_new_cached_update() falls through to next function bch2_trans_update_by_path()

bch2_trans_unlocked_error() is an Obviously Correct (tm) panic() wrapper,
add it to the list of known noreturns.

[ mingo: Improved the changelog ]

Fixes: fd104e2967b7 ("bcachefs: bch2_trans_verify_not_unlocked()")
Signed-off-by: chenchangcheng &lt;chenchangcheng@kylinos.cn&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20241220074847.3418134-1-ccc194101@163.com
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Fix the following objtool warning during build time:

    fs/bcachefs/btree_trans_commit.o: warning: objtool: bch2_trans_commit_write_locked.isra.0() falls through to next function do_bch2_trans_commit.isra.0()
    fs/bcachefs/btree_trans_commit.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section
......
    fs/bcachefs/btree_update.o: warning: objtool: bch2_trans_update_get_key_cache() falls through to next function flush_new_cached_update()
    fs/bcachefs/btree_update.o: warning: objtool: flush_new_cached_update() falls through to next function bch2_trans_update_by_path()

bch2_trans_unlocked_error() is an Obviously Correct (tm) panic() wrapper,
add it to the list of known noreturns.

[ mingo: Improved the changelog ]

Fixes: fd104e2967b7 ("bcachefs: bch2_trans_verify_not_unlocked()")
Signed-off-by: chenchangcheng &lt;chenchangcheng@kylinos.cn&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20241220074847.3418134-1-ccc194101@163.com
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>objtool/x86: allow syscall instruction</title>
<updated>2024-12-13T08:28:21+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Juergen Gross</name>
<email>jgross@suse.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-29T14:47:49+00:00</published>
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The syscall instruction is used in Xen PV mode for doing hypercalls.
Allow syscall to be used in the kernel in case it is tagged with an
unwind hint for objtool.

This is part of XSA-466 / CVE-2024-53241.

Reported-by: Andrew Cooper &lt;andrew.cooper3@citrix.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross &lt;jgross@suse.com&gt;
Co-developed-by: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
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The syscall instruction is used in Xen PV mode for doing hypercalls.
Allow syscall to be used in the kernel in case it is tagged with an
unwind hint for objtool.

This is part of XSA-466 / CVE-2024-53241.

Reported-by: Andrew Cooper &lt;andrew.cooper3@citrix.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross &lt;jgross@suse.com&gt;
Co-developed-by: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'kbuild-v6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild</title>
<updated>2024-11-30T21:41:50+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-30T21:41:50+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=6a34dfa15d6edf7e78b8118d862d2db0889cf669'/>
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Pull Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada:

 - Add generic support for built-in boot DTB files

 - Enable TAB cycling for dialog buttons in nconfig

 - Fix issues in streamline_config.pl

 - Refactor Kconfig

 - Add support for Clang's AutoFDO (Automatic Feedback-Directed
   Optimization)

 - Add support for Clang's Propeller, a profile-guided optimization.

 - Change the working directory to the external module directory for M=
   builds

 - Support building external modules in a separate output directory

 - Enable objtool for *.mod.o and additional kernel objects

 - Use lz4 instead of deprecated lz4c

 - Work around a performance issue with "git describe"

 - Refactor modpost

* tag 'kbuild-v6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: (85 commits)
  kbuild: rename .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms0.syms to .tmp_vmlinux0.syms
  gitignore: Don't ignore 'tags' directory
  kbuild: add dependency from vmlinux to resolve_btfids
  modpost: replace tdb_hash() with hash_str()
  kbuild: deb-pkg: add python3:native to build dependency
  genksyms: reduce indentation in export_symbol()
  modpost: improve error messages in device_id_check()
  modpost: rename alias symbol for MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()
  modpost: rename variables in handle_moddevtable()
  modpost: move strstarts() to modpost.h
  modpost: convert do_usb_table() to a generic handler
  modpost: convert do_of_table() to a generic handler
  modpost: convert do_pnp_device_entry() to a generic handler
  modpost: convert do_pnp_card_entries() to a generic handler
  modpost: call module_alias_printf() from all do_*_entry() functions
  modpost: pass (struct module *) to do_*_entry() functions
  modpost: remove DEF_FIELD_ADDR_VAR() macro
  modpost: deduplicate MODULE_ALIAS() for all drivers
  modpost: introduce module_alias_printf() helper
  modpost: remove unnecessary check in do_acpi_entry()
  ...
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Pull Kbuild updates from Masahiro Yamada:

 - Add generic support for built-in boot DTB files

 - Enable TAB cycling for dialog buttons in nconfig

 - Fix issues in streamline_config.pl

 - Refactor Kconfig

 - Add support for Clang's AutoFDO (Automatic Feedback-Directed
   Optimization)

 - Add support for Clang's Propeller, a profile-guided optimization.

 - Change the working directory to the external module directory for M=
   builds

 - Support building external modules in a separate output directory

 - Enable objtool for *.mod.o and additional kernel objects

 - Use lz4 instead of deprecated lz4c

 - Work around a performance issue with "git describe"

 - Refactor modpost

* tag 'kbuild-v6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild: (85 commits)
  kbuild: rename .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms0.syms to .tmp_vmlinux0.syms
  gitignore: Don't ignore 'tags' directory
  kbuild: add dependency from vmlinux to resolve_btfids
  modpost: replace tdb_hash() with hash_str()
  kbuild: deb-pkg: add python3:native to build dependency
  genksyms: reduce indentation in export_symbol()
  modpost: improve error messages in device_id_check()
  modpost: rename alias symbol for MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()
  modpost: rename variables in handle_moddevtable()
  modpost: move strstarts() to modpost.h
  modpost: convert do_usb_table() to a generic handler
  modpost: convert do_of_table() to a generic handler
  modpost: convert do_pnp_device_entry() to a generic handler
  modpost: convert do_pnp_card_entries() to a generic handler
  modpost: call module_alias_printf() from all do_*_entry() functions
  modpost: pass (struct module *) to do_*_entry() functions
  modpost: remove DEF_FIELD_ADDR_VAR() macro
  modpost: deduplicate MODULE_ALIAS() for all drivers
  modpost: introduce module_alias_printf() helper
  modpost: remove unnecessary check in do_acpi_entry()
  ...
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>kbuild: Add Propeller configuration for kernel build</title>
<updated>2024-11-27T00:38:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Rong Xu</name>
<email>xur@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-02T17:51:14+00:00</published>
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Add the build support for using Clang's Propeller optimizer. Like
AutoFDO, Propeller uses hardware sampling to gather information
about the frequency of execution of different code paths within a
binary. This information is then used to guide the compiler's
optimization decisions, resulting in a more efficient binary.

The support requires a Clang compiler LLVM 19 or later, and the
create_llvm_prof tool
(https://github.com/google/autofdo/releases/tag/v0.30.1). This
commit is limited to x86 platforms that support PMU features
like LBR on Intel machines and AMD Zen3 BRS.

Here is an example workflow for building an AutoFDO+Propeller
optimized kernel:

1) Build the kernel on the host machine, with AutoFDO and Propeller
   build config
      CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
      CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
   then
      $ make LLVM=1 CLANG_AUTOFDO_PROFILE=&lt;autofdo_profile&gt;

“&lt;autofdo_profile&gt;” is the profile collected when doing a non-Propeller
AutoFDO build. This step builds a kernel that has the same optimization
level as AutoFDO, plus a metadata section that records basic block
information. This kernel image runs as fast as an AutoFDO optimized
kernel.

2) Install the kernel on test/production machines.

3) Run the load tests. The '-c' option in perf specifies the sample
   event period. We suggest using a suitable prime number,
   like 500009, for this purpose.
   For Intel platforms:
      $ perf record -e BR_INST_RETIRED.NEAR_TAKEN:k -a -N -b -c &lt;count&gt; \
        -o &lt;perf_file&gt; -- &lt;loadtest&gt;
   For AMD platforms:
      The supported system are: Zen3 with BRS, or Zen4 with amd_lbr_v2
      # To see if Zen3 support LBR:
      $ cat proc/cpuinfo | grep " brs"
      # To see if Zen4 support LBR:
      $ cat proc/cpuinfo | grep amd_lbr_v2
      # If the result is yes, then collect the profile using:
      $ perf record --pfm-events RETIRED_TAKEN_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS:k -a \
        -N -b -c &lt;count&gt; -o &lt;perf_file&gt; -- &lt;loadtest&gt;

4) (Optional) Download the raw perf file to the host machine.

5) Generate Propeller profile:
   $ create_llvm_prof --binary=&lt;vmlinux&gt; --profile=&lt;perf_file&gt; \
     --format=propeller --propeller_output_module_name \
     --out=&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_cc_profile.txt \
     --propeller_symorder=&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_ld_profile.txt

   “create_llvm_prof” is the profile conversion tool, and a prebuilt
   binary for linux can be found on
   https://github.com/google/autofdo/releases/tag/v0.30.1 (can also build
   from source).

   "&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;" can be something like
   "/home/user/dir/any_string".

   This command generates a pair of Propeller profiles:
   "&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_cc_profile.txt" and
   "&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_ld_profile.txt".

6) Rebuild the kernel using the AutoFDO and Propeller profile files.
      CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
      CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
   and
      $ make LLVM=1 CLANG_AUTOFDO_PROFILE=&lt;autofdo_profile&gt; \
        CLANG_PROPELLER_PROFILE_PREFIX=&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;

Co-developed-by: Han Shen &lt;shenhan@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Han Shen &lt;shenhan@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Rong Xu &lt;xur@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Sriraman Tallam &lt;tmsriram@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Krzysztof Pszeniczny &lt;kpszeniczny@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers &lt;ndesaulniers@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Stephane Eranian &lt;eranian@google.com&gt;
Tested-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor &lt;nathan@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada &lt;masahiroy@kernel.org&gt;
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Add the build support for using Clang's Propeller optimizer. Like
AutoFDO, Propeller uses hardware sampling to gather information
about the frequency of execution of different code paths within a
binary. This information is then used to guide the compiler's
optimization decisions, resulting in a more efficient binary.

The support requires a Clang compiler LLVM 19 or later, and the
create_llvm_prof tool
(https://github.com/google/autofdo/releases/tag/v0.30.1). This
commit is limited to x86 platforms that support PMU features
like LBR on Intel machines and AMD Zen3 BRS.

Here is an example workflow for building an AutoFDO+Propeller
optimized kernel:

1) Build the kernel on the host machine, with AutoFDO and Propeller
   build config
      CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
      CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
   then
      $ make LLVM=1 CLANG_AUTOFDO_PROFILE=&lt;autofdo_profile&gt;

“&lt;autofdo_profile&gt;” is the profile collected when doing a non-Propeller
AutoFDO build. This step builds a kernel that has the same optimization
level as AutoFDO, plus a metadata section that records basic block
information. This kernel image runs as fast as an AutoFDO optimized
kernel.

2) Install the kernel on test/production machines.

3) Run the load tests. The '-c' option in perf specifies the sample
   event period. We suggest using a suitable prime number,
   like 500009, for this purpose.
   For Intel platforms:
      $ perf record -e BR_INST_RETIRED.NEAR_TAKEN:k -a -N -b -c &lt;count&gt; \
        -o &lt;perf_file&gt; -- &lt;loadtest&gt;
   For AMD platforms:
      The supported system are: Zen3 with BRS, or Zen4 with amd_lbr_v2
      # To see if Zen3 support LBR:
      $ cat proc/cpuinfo | grep " brs"
      # To see if Zen4 support LBR:
      $ cat proc/cpuinfo | grep amd_lbr_v2
      # If the result is yes, then collect the profile using:
      $ perf record --pfm-events RETIRED_TAKEN_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS:k -a \
        -N -b -c &lt;count&gt; -o &lt;perf_file&gt; -- &lt;loadtest&gt;

4) (Optional) Download the raw perf file to the host machine.

5) Generate Propeller profile:
   $ create_llvm_prof --binary=&lt;vmlinux&gt; --profile=&lt;perf_file&gt; \
     --format=propeller --propeller_output_module_name \
     --out=&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_cc_profile.txt \
     --propeller_symorder=&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_ld_profile.txt

   “create_llvm_prof” is the profile conversion tool, and a prebuilt
   binary for linux can be found on
   https://github.com/google/autofdo/releases/tag/v0.30.1 (can also build
   from source).

   "&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;" can be something like
   "/home/user/dir/any_string".

   This command generates a pair of Propeller profiles:
   "&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_cc_profile.txt" and
   "&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;_ld_profile.txt".

6) Rebuild the kernel using the AutoFDO and Propeller profile files.
      CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG=y
      CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG=y
   and
      $ make LLVM=1 CLANG_AUTOFDO_PROFILE=&lt;autofdo_profile&gt; \
        CLANG_PROPELLER_PROFILE_PREFIX=&lt;propeller_profile_prefix&gt;

Co-developed-by: Han Shen &lt;shenhan@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Han Shen &lt;shenhan@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Rong Xu &lt;xur@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Sriraman Tallam &lt;tmsriram@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Krzysztof Pszeniczny &lt;kpszeniczny@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers &lt;ndesaulniers@google.com&gt;
Suggested-by: Stephane Eranian &lt;eranian@google.com&gt;
Tested-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor &lt;nathan@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada &lt;masahiroy@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>Merge tag 'reiserfs_delete' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs</title>
<updated>2024-11-21T17:50:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-21T17:50:18+00:00</published>
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Pull reiserfs removal from Jan Kara:
 "The deprecation period of reiserfs is ending at the end of this year
  so it is time to remove it"

* tag 'reiserfs_delete' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs:
  reiserfs: The last commit
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Pull reiserfs removal from Jan Kara:
 "The deprecation period of reiserfs is ending at the end of this year
  so it is time to remove it"

* tag 'reiserfs_delete' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs:
  reiserfs: The last commit
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