1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-orc.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-orc.c
index b1dfe2007962..7b31121fa60b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-orc.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-orc.c
@@ -31,13 +31,38 @@ int cmd_orc(int argc, const char **argv)
 		usage_with_options(orc_usage, check_options);
 
 	if (!strncmp(argv[0], "gen", 3)) {
+		struct objtool_file *file;
+		int ret;
+
 		argc = parse_options(argc, argv, check_options, orc_usage, 0);
 		if (argc != 1)
 			usage_with_options(orc_usage, check_options);
 
 		objname = argv[0];
 
-		return check(objname, true);
+		file = objtool_open_read(objname);
+		if (!file)
+			return 1;
+
+		ret = check(file);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (list_empty(&file->insn_list))
+			return 0;
+
+		ret = create_orc(file);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = create_orc_sections(file);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (!file->elf->changed)
+			return 0;
+
+		return elf_write(file->elf);
 	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "dump")) {