In the new System.map, we have: ffffffff81112400 T _stext This looks wrong. It should point to the beginning of the text, like ffffffff81100400 T _stext I'll do some debugging on this. -Rong On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:32 PM Klara Modin <klarasmodin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2024-11-11 21:43, Rong Xu wrote: > > Thanks for reporting this issue! > > > > I'm assuming your kernel build enables dead code elimination and > > uses the --ffunction-sections compiler flag. Without this patch, all > > the functions > > -- I think there are only .text.unlikely.* and .text.* are grouped > > together in the > > final vmlinux. This patch modifies the linker script to place > > .text.unlikely.* functions > > before .text.* functions. I've examined arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S, and > > haven't found any obvious issue. > > > > Can you send me the following? > > (1) the kernel build command > > (2) System.map without the patch > > (3) System.map with the patch > > > > Best regards, > > > > -Rong > > > I don't set -ffunction-sections explicitly but it seems to be used when > I look at the .cmd files. The build command is nothing fancy, I just set > ARCH=mips CROSS_COMPILE=mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabin32- and build with > make -j24. > > I've attached the System.map, built on next-20241111 as well as it with > this series reverted. > > Regards, > Klara Modin
