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scripts/bloat-o-meter: ignore __noinstr_text_start

__noinstr_text_start is adding noise to the script, ignore it.

For instance using __always_inline on __skb_incr_checksum_unnecessary and
CC=clang build.

Before this patch, __noinstr_text_start can show up and confuse us.

$ scripts/bloat-o-meter -t vmlinux.old vmlinux.new
add/remove: 0/2 grow/shrink: 3/0 up/down: 212/-206 (6)
Function old new delta
tcp6_gro_complete 208 283 +75
tcp4_gro_complete 376 449 +73
__noinstr_text_start 3536 3600 +64
__pfx___skb_incr_checksum_unnecessary 32 - -32
__skb_incr_checksum_unnecessary 174 - -174
Total: Before=25509464, After=25509470, chg +0.00%

After this patch we have a more precise result.

$ scripts/bloat-o-meter -t vmlinux.old vmlinux.new
add/remove: 0/2 grow/shrink: 2/0 up/down: 148/-206 (-58)
Function old new delta
tcp6_gro_complete 208 283 +75
tcp4_gro_complete 376 449 +73
__pfx___skb_incr_checksum_unnecessary 32 - -32
__skb_incr_checksum_unnecessary 174 - -174
Total: Before=25505928, After=25505870, chg -0.00%

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260117083448.3877418-1-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

authored by

Eric Dumazet and committed by
Andrew Morton
cc20650a bec261fe

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scripts/bloat-o-meter
··· 42 42 if name.startswith("__se_sys"): continue 43 43 if name.startswith("__se_compat_sys"): continue 44 44 if name.startswith("__addressable_"): continue 45 + if name.startswith("__noinstr_text_start"): continue 45 46 if name == "linux_banner": continue 46 47 if name == "vermagic": continue 47 48 # statics and some other optimizations adds random .NUMBER