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

Commit-ID:     6282e9f46b4fa3ac554852bb1aef17843fc47ee2
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/6282e9f46b4fa3ac554852bb1aef17843fc47ee2
Author:        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:33:58 -07:00
Committer:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
CommitterDate: Mon, 04 May 2026 21:16:05 -07:00

objtool: Add is_cold_func() helper

Add an is_cold_func() helper.  No functional changes intended.

Acked-by: Song Liu <song@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
 tools/objtool/check.c               | 6 +++---
 tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 5 +++++
 tools/objtool/klp-diff.c            | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 6c94eb3..93a054a 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ static void mark_holes(struct objtool_file *file)
 		if (insn->jump_dest) {
 			struct symbol *dest_func = insn_func(insn->jump_dest);
 
-			if (dest_func && dest_func->cold)
+			if (dest_func && is_cold_func(dest_func))
 				dest_func->ignore = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -4422,8 +4422,8 @@ static int create_prefix_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
 	char name[SYM_NAME_LEN];
 	struct cfi_state *cfi;
 
-	if (!is_func_sym(func) || is_prefix_func(func) ||
-	    func->cold || func->static_call_tramp)
+	if (!is_func_sym(func) || is_prefix_func(func) || is_cold_func(func) ||
+	    func->static_call_tramp)
 		return 0;
 
 	if ((strlen(func->name) + sizeof("__pfx_") > SYM_NAME_LEN)) {
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index ccc72a6..e452784 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ static inline bool is_prefix_func(struct symbol *sym)
 	return sym->prefix;
 }
 
+static inline bool is_cold_func(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	return sym->cold;
+}
+
 static inline bool is_reloc_sec(struct section *sec)
 {
 	return sec->sh.sh_type == SHT_RELA || sec->sh.sh_type == SHT_REL;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c b/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
index 7e58ef3..8728dda 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
@@ -1709,7 +1709,8 @@ static int create_klp_sections(struct elfs *e)
 		unsigned long sympos;
 		void *func_data;
 
-		if (!is_func_sym(sym) || sym->cold || !sym->clone || !sym->clone->changed)
+		if (!is_func_sym(sym) || is_cold_func(sym) ||
+		    !sym->clone || !sym->clone->changed)
 			continue;
 
 		/* allocate klp_func_ext */