1 files changed, 27 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index b80e5d04416b..d6199fc4870a 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -159,6 +159,31 @@ my $function_regex;	# Find the name of a function
 my $mcount_regex;       # Find the call site to mcount (return offset)
 my $alignment;          # The .align value to use for $mcount_section
 my $section_type;       # Section header plus possible alignment command
+my $can_use_local = 0;  # If we can use local function references
+
+##
+# check_objcopy - whether objcopy supports --globalize-symbols
+#
+#  --globalize-symbols came out in 2.17, we must test the version
+#  of objcopy, and if it is less than 2.17, then we can not
+#  record local functions.
+sub check_objcopy
+{
+    open (IN, "$objcopy --version |") or die "error running $objcopy";
+    while (<IN>) {
+        if (/objcopy.*\s(\d+)\.(\d+)/) {
+            $can_use_local = 1 if ($1 > 2 || ($1 == 2 && $2 >= 17));
+            last;
+        }
+    }
+    close (IN);
+
+    if (!$can_use_local) {
+        print STDERR "WARNING: could not find objcopy version or version " .
+            "is less than 2.17.\n" .
+            "\tLocal function references is disabled.\n";
+    }
+}
 
 if ($arch eq "x86") {
     if ($bits == 64) {
@@ -293,34 +318,7 @@ if ($filename =~ m,^(.*)(\.\S),) {
 my $mcount_s = $dirname . "/.tmp_mc_" . $prefix . ".s";
 my $mcount_o = $dirname . "/.tmp_mc_" . $prefix . ".o";
 
-#
-# --globalize-symbols came out in 2.17, we must test the version
-# of objcopy, and if it is less than 2.17, then we can not
-# record local functions.
-my $use_locals = 01;
-my $local_warn_once = 0;
-my $found_version = 0;
-
-open (IN, "$objcopy --version |") || die "error running $objcopy";
-while (<IN>) {
-    if (/objcopy.*\s(\d+)\.(\d+)/) {
-        my $major = $1;
-        my $minor = $2;
-
-        $found_version = 1;
-        if ($major < 2 ||
-            ($major == 2 && $minor < 17)) {
-            $use_locals = 0;
-        }
-        last;
-    }
-}
-close (IN);
-
-if (!$found_version) {
-    print STDERR "WARNING: could not find objcopy version.\n" .
-        "\tDisabling local function references.\n";
-}
+check_objcopy();
 
 #
 # Step 1: find all the local (static functions) and weak symbols.
@@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ sub update_funcs
     if (defined $locals{$ref_func}) {
 
         # only use locals if objcopy supports globalize-symbols
-        if (!$use_locals) {
+        if (!$can_use_local) {
             return;
         }
         $convert{$ref_func} = 1;