[PATCH v2 14/62] objtool: Propagate elf_truncate_section() error in elf_write()
From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri May 09 2025 - 16:20:42 EST
Properly check and propagate the return value of elf_truncate_section()
to avoid silent failures.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/elf.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index b009d9feed76..19e249f4783c 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,6 @@ static int elf_truncate_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec)
for (;;) {
/* get next data descriptor for the relevant section */
data = elf_getdata(s, data);
-
if (!data) {
if (size) {
ERROR("end of section data but non-zero size left\n");
@@ -1343,8 +1342,8 @@ int elf_write(struct elf *elf)
/* Update changed relocation sections and section headers: */
list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
- if (sec->truncate)
- elf_truncate_section(elf, sec);
+ if (sec->truncate && elf_truncate_section(elf, sec))
+ return -1;
if (sec_changed(sec)) {
s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, sec->idx);
--
2.49.0