Re: vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: __fentry__+0x16: return with modified stack frame

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Tue May 31 2022 - 15:49:04 EST


On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 06:30:07AM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
> tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
> head: e11a93567d3f1e843300ed98ff049a4335db8015
> commit: 72064474964724c59ddff58a581a31b1ede75cf9 objtool: Make stack validation frame-pointer-specific
> date: 6 weeks ago
> config: x86_64-buildonly-randconfig-r006-20220530 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220531/202205310609.Rw55oP08-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-1) 11.3.0
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
> # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=72064474964724c59ddff58a581a31b1ede75cf9
> git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
> git fetch --no-tags linus master
> git checkout 72064474964724c59ddff58a581a31b1ede75cf9
> # save the config file
> mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
> make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash
>
> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
> vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: ibt_selftest+0x11: sibling call from callable instruction with modified stack frame
> >> vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: __fentry__+0x16: return with modified stack frame

Here's a fix for this warning. Will post a proper patch tomorrow-ish.

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 03364dc40d8d..4c8b6ae802ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ KCSAN_SANITIZE := n

OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_test_nx.o := y

-ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
-OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_ftrace_$(BITS).o := y
-endif
-
# If instrumentation of this dir is enabled, boot hangs during first second.
# Probably could be more selective here, but note that files related to irqs,
# boot, dumpstack/stacktrace, etc are either non-interesting or can lead to
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
index 4ec13608d3c6..db7c396064ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(ftrace_caller_end, SYM_L_GLOBAL)

jmp ftrace_epilogue
SYM_FUNC_END(ftrace_caller);
+STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP(ftrace_caller)

SYM_FUNC_START(ftrace_epilogue)
/*
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(ftrace_regs_caller_end, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
jmp ftrace_epilogue

SYM_FUNC_END(ftrace_regs_caller)
+STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP(ftrace_regs_caller)


#else /* ! CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
@@ -311,6 +313,8 @@ trace:
jmp ftrace_stub
SYM_FUNC_END(__fentry__)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fentry__)
+STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP(__fentry__)
+
#endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */

#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
diff --git a/include/linux/objtool.h b/include/linux/objtool.h
index 6491fa8fba6d..15b940ec1eac 100644
--- a/include/linux/objtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/objtool.h
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ struct unwind_hint {
.popsection
.endm

+.macro STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP func:req
+#ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
+ STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD \func
+#endif
+.endm
+
.macro ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
.Lhere_\@:
.pushsection .discard.noendbr
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/objtool.h b/tools/include/linux/objtool.h
index 6491fa8fba6d..15b940ec1eac 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/objtool.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/objtool.h
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ struct unwind_hint {
.popsection
.endm

+.macro STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP func:req
+#ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
+ STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD \func
+#endif
+.endm
+
.macro ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
.Lhere_\@:
.pushsection .discard.noendbr