This looks good to me. Reviewed-by: Rong Xu <xur@xxxxxxxxxx> -Rong On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 12:33 PM Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 02, 2024 at 03:28:22PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote: > > Since commit 0043ecea2399 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Adjust symbol ordering in > > text output section"), the exception table in arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S > > is no longer positioned at the very beginning of the kernel image, which > > causes a boot failure. > > > > Currently, the exception table resides in the regular .text section. > > Previously, it was placed at the head by relying on the linker receiving > > arch/openrisc/kernel/head.o as the first object. However, this behavior > > has changed because sections like .text.{asan,unknown,unlikely,hot} now > > precede the regular .text section. > > > > The .head.text section is intended for entry points requiring special > > placement. However, in OpenRISC, this section has been misused: instead > > of the entry points, it contains boot code meant to be discarded after > > booting. This feature is typically handled by the .init.text section. > > > > This commit addresses the issue by replacing the current __HEAD marker > > with __INIT and re-annotating the entry points with __HEAD. Additionally, > > it adds __REF to entry.S to suppress the following modpost warning: > > > > WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: _tng_kernel_start+0x70 (section: .text) -> _start (section: .init.text) > > > > Fixes: 0043ecea2399 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Adjust symbol ordering in text output section") > > Reported-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/5e032233-5b65-4ad5-ac50-d2eb6c00171c@xxxxxxxxxxxx/#t > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Guenter