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authorJosh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>2023-04-18 23:27:49 +0200
committerJosh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>2023-05-16 15:31:52 +0200
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objtool: Include backtrace in verbose mode
Include backtrace in verbose mode. This makes it easy to gather all the information needed for diagnosing objtool warnings. Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/c255224fabcf7e64bac232fec1c77c9fc2d7d7ab.1681853186.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
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@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ Objtool warnings
NOTE: When requesting help with an objtool warning, please recreate with
OBJTOOL_VERBOSE=1 (e.g., "make OBJTOOL_VERBOSE=1") and send the full
-output, including any disassembly below the warning, to the objtool
-maintainers.
+output, including any disassembly or backtrace below the warning, to the
+objtool maintainers.
For asm files, if you're getting an error which doesn't make sense,
first make sure that the affected code follows the above rules.