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Subject: Re: [PATCH] objtool: Don't fail the kernel build on fatal errors
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>, Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>,
        Julien Thierry <jthierry@redhat.com>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>, x86@kernel.org
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From:   Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:22:36 +0530
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On 1/15/21 4:15 AM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> This is basically a revert of commit 644592d32837 ("objtool: Fail the
> kernel build on fatal errors").
> 
> That change turned out to be more trouble than it's worth.  Failing the
> build is an extreme measure which sometimes gets too much attention and
> blocks CI build testing.
> 
> These fatal-type warnings aren't yet as rare as we'd hope, due to the
> ever-increasing matrix of supported toolchains/plugins and their
> fast-changing nature as of late.
> 
> Also, there are more people (and bots) looking for objtool warnings than
> ever before, so such warnings not likely to be ignored for long.
> 
> Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

-- 
Kamalesh