diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index 3861078fff8c..3d8facc65d81 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -684,34 +684,32 @@ const char *arch_ret_insn(int len)
 	return ret[len-1];
 }
 
-int arch_decode_hint_reg(struct instruction *insn, u8 sp_reg)
+int arch_decode_hint_reg(u8 sp_reg, int *base)
 {
-	struct cfi_reg *cfa = &insn->cfi.cfa;
-
 	switch (sp_reg) {
 	case ORC_REG_UNDEFINED:
-		cfa->base = CFI_UNDEFINED;
+		*base = CFI_UNDEFINED;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_SP:
-		cfa->base = CFI_SP;
+		*base = CFI_SP;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_BP:
-		cfa->base = CFI_BP;
+		*base = CFI_BP;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_SP_INDIRECT:
-		cfa->base = CFI_SP_INDIRECT;
+		*base = CFI_SP_INDIRECT;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_R10:
-		cfa->base = CFI_R10;
+		*base = CFI_R10;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_R13:
-		cfa->base = CFI_R13;
+		*base = CFI_R13;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_DI:
-		cfa->base = CFI_DI;
+		*base = CFI_DI;
 		break;
 	case ORC_REG_DX:
-		cfa->base = CFI_DX;
+		*base = CFI_DX;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 624e136fc22c..a8320f0df786 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include <arch/elf.h>
 #include <objtool/builtin.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ struct alternative {
 	bool skip_orig;
 };
 
-struct cfi_init_state initial_func_cfi;
+static unsigned long nr_cfi, nr_cfi_reused, nr_cfi_cache;
+
+static struct cfi_init_state initial_func_cfi;
+static struct cfi_state init_cfi;
+static struct cfi_state func_cfi;
 
 struct instruction *find_insn(struct objtool_file *file,
 			      struct section *sec, unsigned long offset)
@@ -267,6 +272,78 @@ static void init_insn_state(struct insn_state *state, struct section *sec)
 		state->noinstr = sec->noinstr;
 }
 
+static struct cfi_state *cfi_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct cfi_state *cfi = calloc(sizeof(struct cfi_state), 1);
+	if (!cfi) {
+		WARN("calloc failed");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	nr_cfi++;
+	return cfi;
+}
+
+static int cfi_bits;
+static struct hlist_head *cfi_hash;
+
+static inline bool cficmp(struct cfi_state *cfi1, struct cfi_state *cfi2)
+{
+	return memcmp((void *)cfi1 + sizeof(cfi1->hash),
+		      (void *)cfi2 + sizeof(cfi2->hash),
+		      sizeof(struct cfi_state) - sizeof(struct hlist_node));
+}
+
+static inline u32 cfi_key(struct cfi_state *cfi)
+{
+	return jhash((void *)cfi + sizeof(cfi->hash),
+		     sizeof(*cfi) - sizeof(cfi->hash), 0);
+}
+
+static struct cfi_state *cfi_hash_find_or_add(struct cfi_state *cfi)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *head = &cfi_hash[hash_min(cfi_key(cfi), cfi_bits)];
+	struct cfi_state *obj;
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry(obj, head, hash) {
+		if (!cficmp(cfi, obj)) {
+			nr_cfi_cache++;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	}
+
+	obj = cfi_alloc();
+	*obj = *cfi;
+	hlist_add_head(&obj->hash, head);
+
+	return obj;
+}
+
+static void cfi_hash_add(struct cfi_state *cfi)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *head = &cfi_hash[hash_min(cfi_key(cfi), cfi_bits)];
+
+	hlist_add_head(&cfi->hash, head);
+}
+
+static void *cfi_hash_alloc(unsigned long size)
+{
+	cfi_bits = max(10, ilog2(size));
+	cfi_hash = mmap(NULL, sizeof(struct hlist_head) << cfi_bits,
+			PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
+			MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANON, -1, 0);
+	if (cfi_hash == (void *)-1L) {
+		WARN("mmap fail cfi_hash");
+		cfi_hash = NULL;
+	}  else if (stats) {
+		printf("cfi_bits: %d\n", cfi_bits);
+	}
+
+	return cfi_hash;
+}
+
+static unsigned long nr_insns;
+static unsigned long nr_insns_visited;
+
 /*
  * Call the arch-specific instruction decoder for all the instructions and add
  * them to the global instruction list.
@@ -277,7 +354,6 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 	struct symbol *func;
 	unsigned long offset;
 	struct instruction *insn;
-	unsigned long nr_insns = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	for_each_sec(file, sec) {
@@ -303,7 +379,6 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
 			memset(insn, 0, sizeof(*insn));
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&insn->alts);
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&insn->stack_ops);
-			init_cfi_state(&insn->cfi);
 
 			insn->sec = sec;
 			insn->offset = offset;
@@ -1239,7 +1314,6 @@ static int handle_group_alt(struct objtool_file *file,
 		memset(nop, 0, sizeof(*nop));
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nop->alts);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nop->stack_ops);
-		init_cfi_state(&nop->cfi);
 
 		nop->sec = special_alt->new_sec;
 		nop->offset = special_alt->new_off + special_alt->new_len;
@@ -1648,10 +1722,11 @@ static void set_func_state(struct cfi_state *state)
 
 static int read_unwind_hints(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
+	struct cfi_state cfi = init_cfi;
 	struct section *sec, *relocsec;
-	struct reloc *reloc;
 	struct unwind_hint *hint;
 	struct instruction *insn;
+	struct reloc *reloc;
 	int i;
 
 	sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, ".discard.unwind_hints");
@@ -1689,19 +1764,24 @@ static int read_unwind_hints(struct objtool_file *file)
 		insn->hint = true;
 
 		if (hint->type == UNWIND_HINT_TYPE_FUNC) {
-			set_func_state(&insn->cfi);
+			insn->cfi = &func_cfi;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (arch_decode_hint_reg(insn, hint->sp_reg)) {
+		if (insn->cfi)
+			cfi = *(insn->cfi);
+
+		if (arch_decode_hint_reg(hint->sp_reg, &cfi.cfa.base)) {
 			WARN_FUNC("unsupported unwind_hint sp base reg %d",
 				  insn->sec, insn->offset, hint->sp_reg);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		insn->cfi.cfa.offset = bswap_if_needed(hint->sp_offset);
-		insn->cfi.type = hint->type;
-		insn->cfi.end = hint->end;
+		cfi.cfa.offset = bswap_if_needed(hint->sp_offset);
+		cfi.type = hint->type;
+		cfi.end = hint->end;
+
+		insn->cfi = cfi_hash_find_or_add(&cfi);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2552,13 +2632,18 @@ static int propagate_alt_cfi(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn
 	if (!insn->alt_group)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!insn->cfi) {
+		WARN("CFI missing");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	alt_cfi = insn->alt_group->cfi;
 	group_off = insn->offset - insn->alt_group->first_insn->offset;
 
 	if (!alt_cfi[group_off]) {
-		alt_cfi[group_off] = &insn->cfi;
+		alt_cfi[group_off] = insn->cfi;
 	} else {
-		if (memcmp(alt_cfi[group_off], &insn->cfi, sizeof(struct cfi_state))) {
+		if (cficmp(alt_cfi[group_off], insn->cfi)) {
 			WARN_FUNC("stack layout conflict in alternatives",
 				  insn->sec, insn->offset);
 			return -1;
@@ -2609,9 +2694,14 @@ static int handle_insn_ops(struct instruction *insn,
 
 static bool insn_cfi_match(struct instruction *insn, struct cfi_state *cfi2)
 {
-	struct cfi_state *cfi1 = &insn->cfi;
+	struct cfi_state *cfi1 = insn->cfi;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!cfi1) {
+		WARN("CFI missing");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (memcmp(&cfi1->cfa, &cfi2->cfa, sizeof(cfi1->cfa))) {
 
 		WARN_FUNC("stack state mismatch: cfa1=%d%+d cfa2=%d%+d",
@@ -2796,7 +2886,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			   struct instruction *insn, struct insn_state state)
 {
 	struct alternative *alt;
-	struct instruction *next_insn;
+	struct instruction *next_insn, *prev_insn = NULL;
 	struct section *sec;
 	u8 visited;
 	int ret;
@@ -2825,15 +2915,25 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 
 			if (insn->visited & visited)
 				return 0;
+		} else {
+			nr_insns_visited++;
 		}
 
 		if (state.noinstr)
 			state.instr += insn->instr;
 
-		if (insn->hint)
-			state.cfi = insn->cfi;
-		else
-			insn->cfi = state.cfi;
+		if (insn->hint) {
+			state.cfi = *insn->cfi;
+		} else {
+			/* XXX track if we actually changed state.cfi */
+
+			if (prev_insn && !cficmp(prev_insn->cfi, &state.cfi)) {
+				insn->cfi = prev_insn->cfi;
+				nr_cfi_reused++;
+			} else {
+				insn->cfi = cfi_hash_find_or_add(&state.cfi);
+			}
+		}
 
 		insn->visited |= visited;
 
@@ -2997,6 +3097,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			return 1;
 		}
 
+		prev_insn = insn;
 		insn = next_insn;
 	}
 
@@ -3252,10 +3353,20 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 	int ret, warnings = 0;
 
 	arch_initial_func_cfi_state(&initial_func_cfi);
+	init_cfi_state(&init_cfi);
+	init_cfi_state(&func_cfi);
+	set_func_state(&func_cfi);
+
+	if (!cfi_hash_alloc(1UL << (file->elf->symbol_bits - 3)))
+		goto out;
+
+	cfi_hash_add(&init_cfi);
+	cfi_hash_add(&func_cfi);
 
 	ret = decode_sections(file);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
+
 	warnings += ret;
 
 	if (list_empty(&file->insn_list))
@@ -3313,6 +3424,13 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 		warnings += ret;
 	}
 
+	if (stats) {
+		printf("nr_insns_visited: %ld\n", nr_insns_visited);
+		printf("nr_cfi: %ld\n", nr_cfi);
+		printf("nr_cfi_reused: %ld\n", nr_cfi_reused);
+		printf("nr_cfi_cache: %ld\n", nr_cfi_cache);
+	}
+
 out:
 	/*
 	 *  For now, don't fail the kernel build on fatal warnings.  These
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
index 9ca08d95e78e..deae99b423f3 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ unsigned long arch_dest_reloc_offset(int addend);
 const char *arch_nop_insn(int len);
 const char *arch_ret_insn(int len);
 
-int arch_decode_hint_reg(struct instruction *insn, u8 sp_reg);
+int arch_decode_hint_reg(u8 sp_reg, int *base);
 
 bool arch_is_retpoline(struct symbol *sym);
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/cfi.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/cfi.h
index fd5cb0bed9bf..f11d1ac1dadf 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/cfi.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/cfi.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define _OBJTOOL_CFI_H
 
 #include <arch/cfi_regs.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #define CFI_UNDEFINED		-1
 #define CFI_CFA			-2
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ struct cfi_init_state {
 };
 
 struct cfi_state {
+	struct hlist_node hash; /* must be first, cficmp() */
 	struct cfi_reg regs[CFI_NUM_REGS];
 	struct cfi_reg vals[CFI_NUM_REGS];
 	struct cfi_reg cfa;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
index fe8cf60ea69f..6cfff078897f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct instruction {
 	struct list_head alts;
 	struct symbol *func;
 	struct list_head stack_ops;
-	struct cfi_state cfi;
+	struct cfi_state *cfi;
 };
 
 static inline bool is_static_jump(struct instruction *insn)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
index b5865e2450cb..dd3c64af9db2 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@
 #include <objtool/warn.h>
 #include <objtool/endianness.h>
 
-static int init_orc_entry(struct orc_entry *orc, struct cfi_state *cfi)
+static int init_orc_entry(struct orc_entry *orc, struct cfi_state *cfi,
+			  struct instruction *insn)
 {
-	struct instruction *insn = container_of(cfi, struct instruction, cfi);
 	struct cfi_reg *bp = &cfi->regs[CFI_BP];
 
 	memset(orc, 0, sizeof(*orc));
 
+	if (!cfi) {
+		orc->end = 0;
+		orc->sp_reg = ORC_REG_UNDEFINED;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	orc->end = cfi->end;
 
 	if (cfi->cfa.base == CFI_UNDEFINED) {
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file)
 			int i;
 
 			if (!alt_group) {
-				if (init_orc_entry(&orc, &insn->cfi))
+				if (init_orc_entry(&orc, insn->cfi, insn))
 					return -1;
 				if (!memcmp(&prev_orc, &orc, sizeof(orc)))
 					continue;
@@ -186,7 +192,8 @@ int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file)
 				struct cfi_state *cfi = alt_group->cfi[i];
 				if (!cfi)
 					continue;
-				if (init_orc_entry(&orc, cfi))
+				/* errors are reported on the original insn */
+				if (init_orc_entry(&orc, cfi, insn))
 					return -1;
 				if (!memcmp(&prev_orc, &orc, sizeof(orc)))
 					continue;