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SubjectRe: linux-next: Tree for Mar 18 (objtool)
On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 11:35:37AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 09:26:13AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:45:50PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:33:31PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> >
> > > > > Actually I suspect it's the __builtin_unreachable() annotation which is
> > > > > making UBSAN add the __builtin_trap()... because I don't see any double
> > > > > UD2s for WARNs.
> >
> > > Actually, removing __builtin_unreachable() *does* make the extra UD2 go
> > > away -- I forgot I had some silly debug code.
> >
> > LOL, check this:
> >
> > "Built-in Function: void __builtin_unreachable (void)
> >
> > If control flow reaches the point of the __builtin_unreachable, the
> > program is undefined. It is useful in situations where the compiler
> > cannot deduce the unreachability of the code. "
> >
> > Which, I bet, is what makes UBSAN insert that __builtin_trap().
> >
> > What a friggin mess :/
>
> What I'd like is to be able to specify to UBSAN what function to call
> for the trap. I'd prefer to specify a well-defined exception handler,
> but at present, UBSAN just inserts __builtin_trap().
>
> Can't objtool be told to ignore a ud2 that lacks an execution path to it?

It can ignore unreachable UD2s, if we think that's the right fix.

I was hoping we could find a way to get rid of the double UD2s, but I
couldn't figure out a way to do that when I looked at it last week.

--
Josh

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