This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
sh: define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
to the 5.4-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
sh-define-runtime_discard_exit.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.4 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
commit f4cdd0fccd2723a36ff28dbb7f76867a5d751d25
Author: Tom Saeger <tom.saeger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Jan 24 14:14:23 2023 -0700
sh: define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
sh vmlinux fails to link with GNU ld < 2.40 (likely < 2.36) since
commit 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and riscv").
This is similar to fixes for powerpc and s390:
commit 4b9880dbf3bd ("powerpc/vmlinux.lds: Define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT").
commit a494398bde27 ("s390: define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT to fix link error
with GNU ld < 2.36").
$ sh4-linux-gnu-ld --version | head -n1
GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2
$ make ARCH=sh CROSS_COMPILE=sh4-linux-gnu- microdev_defconfig
$ make ARCH=sh CROSS_COMPILE=sh4-linux-gnu-
`.exit.text' referenced in section `__bug_table' of crypto/algboss.o:
defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of crypto/algboss.o
`.exit.text' referenced in section `__bug_table' of
drivers/char/hw_random/core.o: defined in discarded section
`.exit.text' of drivers/char/hw_random/core.o
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.vmlinux:34: vmlinux] Error 1
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1252: vmlinux] Error 2
arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S keeps EXIT_TEXT:
/*
* .exit.text is discarded at runtime, not link time, to deal with
* references from __bug_table
*/
.exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text)) { EXIT_TEXT }
However, EXIT_TEXT is thrown away by
DISCARD(include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h) because
sh does not define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT.
GNU ld 2.40 does not have this issue and builds fine.
This corresponds with Masahiro's comments in a494398bde27:
"Nathan [Chancellor] also found that binutils
commit 21401fc7bf67 ("Duplicate output sections in scripts") cured this
issue, so we cannot reproduce it with binutils 2.36+, but it is better
to not rely on it."
Fixes: 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and riscv")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/Y7Jal56f6UBh1abE@dev-arch.thelio-3990X/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230123194218.47ssfzhrpnv3xfez@xxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Tom Saeger <tom.saeger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 77a59d8c6b4d..ec3bae172b20 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(sh:sh5)
#define LOAD_OFFSET 0
OUTPUT_ARCH(sh)
#endif
+#define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
#include <asm/thread_info.h>
#include <asm/cache.h>
