objtool: Hide unnecessary compiler error message

The check for using old libelf prints an error message when libelf.h is
not available but does not abort. This may confuse so hide the compiler
error message.

Signed-off-by: David Engraf <david.engraf@sysgo.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250203073610.206000-1-david.engraf@sysgo.com
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>

diff --git a/tools/objtool/Makefile b/tools/objtool/Makefile
index 7a65948892e569cbe1d6e5a78db68bb35102cd26..8c20361dd100ef05a1a3a13be331ae93124ff2ce 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/objtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/objtool/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ OBJTOOL_CFLAGS := -Werror $(WARNINGS) $(KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS) -g $(INCLUDES) $(LIBE
 OBJTOOL_LDFLAGS := $(LIBELF_LIBS) $(LIBSUBCMD) $(KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS)
 
 # Allow old libelf to be used:
-elfshdr := $(shell echo '$(pound)include <libelf.h>' | $(HOSTCC) $(OBJTOOL_CFLAGS) -x c -E - | grep elf_getshdr)
+elfshdr := $(shell echo '$(pound)include <libelf.h>' | $(HOSTCC) $(OBJTOOL_CFLAGS) -x c -E - 2>/dev/null | grep elf_getshdr)
 OBJTOOL_CFLAGS += $(if $(elfshdr),,-DLIBELF_USE_DEPRECATED)
 
 # Always want host compilation.