Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 31 Aug 2019 00:14:27 +0900 | From | Masami Hiramatsu <> | Subject | Re: linux-next: Tree for Aug 27 (objtool) |
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On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:23:51 +0900 Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:
> > Actually I wonder if X86_DECODER_SELFTEST is even still needed these > > days, since objtool is enabled on default configs. Objtool already uses > > the decoder to disassemble every instruction in the kernel (except for a > > few whitelisted files). > > Sometimes it have found bugs, so I would like to keep it. That test runs > build time and in-kernel decoder is somewhat critical. It is better to > run a test before install it.
But yes, I think it may not need to run always anymore. So let's make it disabled by default.
Thank you,
-- Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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