The following commit has been merged into the objtool/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     96f3b16a9de552538b810f773645d43f3b661b50
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/96f3b16a9de552538b810f773645d43f3b661b50
Author:        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
AuthorDate:    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:47:56 -07:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:38:52 +01:00

objtool: Support Clang RAX DRAP sequence

Recent Clang can use RAX as a temporary register for the DRAP stack
alignment sequence.  Add support for that.

Fixes the following warning:

  vmlinux.o: error: objtool: vmw_host_printf+0xd: unknown CFA base reg 0

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/cefefdd1-7b82-406d-8ff4-e4b167e45ee6@app.fastmail.com
Reported-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/3f33dc720b83dc6d3a2b7094f75a5c90a0b1cbc5.1773708458.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h       | 1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c           | 8 ++++++++
 tools/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h | 1 +
 tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c        | 3 +++
 tools/objtool/arch/x86/orc.c           | 5 +++++
 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
index e0125af..b3cc797 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define ORC_REG_R13			7
 #define ORC_REG_BP_INDIRECT		8
 #define ORC_REG_SP_INDIRECT		9
+#define ORC_REG_AX			10
 #define ORC_REG_MAX			15
 
 #define ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED		0
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
index f610fde..32f7e91 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
@@ -578,6 +578,14 @@ bool unwind_next_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case ORC_REG_AX:
+		if (!get_reg(state, offsetof(struct pt_regs, ax), &sp)) {
+			orc_warn_current("missing AX value at %pB\n",
+					 (void *)state->ip);
+			goto err;
+		}
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		orc_warn("unknown SP base reg %d at %pB\n",
 			 orc->sp_reg, (void *)state->ip);
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
index e0125af..b3cc797 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/orc_types.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define ORC_REG_R13			7
 #define ORC_REG_BP_INDIRECT		8
 #define ORC_REG_SP_INDIRECT		9
+#define ORC_REG_AX			10
 #define ORC_REG_MAX			15
 
 #define ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED		0
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index 73bfea2..c3a10f3 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@ int arch_decode_hint_reg(u8 sp_reg, int *base)
 	case ORC_REG_DX:
 		*base = CFI_DX;
 		break;
+	case ORC_REG_AX:
+		*base = CFI_AX;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/orc.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/orc.c
index 735e150..5494bb4 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/orc.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/orc.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ int init_orc_entry(struct orc_entry *orc, struct cfi_state *cfi, struct instruct
 	case CFI_DX:
 		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_DX;
 		break;
+	case CFI_AX:
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_AX;
+		break;
 	default:
 		ERROR_INSN(insn, "unknown CFA base reg %d", cfi->cfa.base);
 		return -1;
@@ -138,6 +141,8 @@ static const char *reg_name(unsigned int reg)
 		return "bp(ind)";
 	case ORC_REG_SP_INDIRECT:
 		return "sp(ind)";
+	case ORC_REG_AX:
+		return "ax";
 	default:
 		return "?";
 	}