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commit 3f2de814c059 ("objtool: Fix libopcodes linking with static libraries") tested for libopcodes availability by linking a test snippet with a forward declaration of disassemble_init_for_target(). However, testing symbol linkage with an extern declaration only verifies the presence of the library (.so/.a) and bypasses checking for development headers (binutils-dev). On systems where libopcodes is present without development headers installed, the probe succeeds, enabling BUILD_DISAS. Subsequent compilation of objtool then fails: fatal error: 'bfd.h' file not found 113 | #include <bfd.h> Additionally, the probe invokes $(HOSTCC) without $(HOSTCFLAGS), ignoring any sysroot or include flags specified for the host compiler. Fix this by including <bfd.h> and <dis-asm.h> directly in the test snippet, passing $(HOSTCFLAGS) so host compiler options are respected, and defining PACKAGE="objtool" to satisfy the configuration check in <bfd.h>. Fixes: 3f2de814c059 ("objtool: Fix libopcodes linking with static libraries") Fixes: 436326bc525d ("objtool: fix build failure due to missing libopcodes check") Reported-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com> Assisted-by: Antigravity:Gemini-Next Signed-off-by: Ulises Mendez Martinez <umendez@google.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260904150710.2997558-1-umendez@google.com Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
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+=================
+/proc/sys/crypto/
+=================
+
+These files show up in ``/proc/sys/crypto/``, depending on the
+kernel configuration:
+
+.. contents:: :local:
+
+.. _af_alg_restrict:
+
+af_alg_restrict
+===============
+
+Controls the level of restriction of AF_ALG.
+
+AF_ALG is a deprecated and rarely-used userspace interface that is a
+frequent source of vulnerabilities. It also unnecessarily exposes a
+large number of kernel implementation details. For more information
+about AF_ALG, see :ref:`Documentation/crypto/userspace-if.rst
+<crypto_userspace_interface>`.
+
+Starting in Linux v7.3, AF_ALG supports only a limited set of
+algorithms by default. This sysctl allows the system administrator to
+remove this restriction when needed for compatibility reasons, or to
+go further and disable AF_ALG entirely. The default value is 1.
+
+=== ==================================================================
+0 AF_ALG is unrestricted.
+
+1 AF_ALG is supported with a limited list of algorithms. The list
+ is designed for compatibility with known users such as iwd and
+ bluez that haven't yet been fixed to use userspace crypto code.
+
+ Specifically, there is an allowlist for unprivileged processes
+ and a somewhat longer allowlist for processes that hold
+ CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_NET_ADMIN in the initial user namespace.
+
+ Attempts to bind() an AF_ALG socket with a disallowed algorithm
+ fail with ENOENT.
+
+2 AF_ALG is completely disabled. Attempts to create an AF_ALG
+ socket fail with EAFNOSUPPORT.
+=== ==================================================================
+
+fips_enabled
+============
+
+Read-only flag that indicates whether FIPS mode is enabled.
+
+- ``0``: FIPS mode is disabled (default).
+- ``1``: FIPS mode is enabled.
+
+This value is set at boot time via the ``fips=1`` kernel command line
+parameter. When enabled, the cryptographic API will restrict the use
+of certain algorithms and perform self-tests to ensure compliance with
+FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) requirements, such as
+FIPS 140-2 and the newer FIPS 140-3, depending on the kernel
+configuration and the module in use.
+
+fips_name
+=========
+
+Read-only file that contains the name of the FIPS module currently in use.
+The value is typically configured via the ``CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_NAME``
+kernel configuration option.
+
+fips_version
+============
+
+Read-only file that contains the version string of the FIPS module.
+If ``CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_CUSTOM_VERSION`` is set, it uses the value from
+``CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_VERSION``. Otherwise, it defaults to the kernel
+release version (``UTS_RELEASE``).
+
+Copyright (c) 2026, Shubham Chakraborty <chakrabortyshubham66@gmail.com>
+
+For general info and legal blurb, please look in
+Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst.
+
+.. See scripts/check-sysctl-docs to keep this up to date:
+.. scripts/check-sysctl-docs -vtable="crypto" \
+.. $(git grep -l register_sysctl_)