Use __builtin_trap() to truly crash the program instead of dereferencing null pointer which may be optimized by the compiler preventing the crash from occurring
Signed-off-by: Clint George clintbgeorge@gmail.com ---
[] Testing: The diff between before and after of running the kselftest test of the module shows no regression on system with x86 architecture
Let me know if any more testing is needed to be done
[] Error log: ~/Desktop/kernel-dev/linux-v1/tools/testing/selftests/coredump$ make LLVM=1 W=1 CC stackdump_test coredump_test_helpers.c:59:6: warning: indirection of non-volatile null pointer will be deleted, not trap [-Wnull-dereference] 59 | i = *(int *)NULL; | ^~~~~~~~~~~~ coredump_test_helpers.c:59:6: note: consider using __builtin_trap() or qualifying pointer with 'volatile' 1 warning generated. CC coredump_socket_test coredump_test_helpers.c:59:6: warning: indirection of non-volatile null pointer will be deleted, not trap [-Wnull-dereference] 59 | i = *(int *)NULL; | ^~~~~~~~~~~~ coredump_test_helpers.c:59:6: note: consider using __builtin_trap() or qualifying pointer with 'volatile' 1 warning generated. CC coredump_socket_protocol_test coredump_test_helpers.c:59:6: warning: indirection of non-volatile null pointer will be deleted, not trap [-Wnull-dereference] 59 | i = *(int *)NULL; | ^~~~~~~~~~~~ coredump_test_helpers.c:59:6: note: consider using __builtin_trap() or qualifying pointer with 'volatile' 1 warning generated.
tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c index a6f6d5f2a..5c8adee63 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void crashing_child(void) pthread_create(&thread, NULL, do_nothing, NULL);
/* crash on purpose */ - i = *(int *)NULL; + __builtin_trap(); }
int create_detached_tmpfs(void)