On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 02:14:23PM -0700, Tom Saeger wrote:
> 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>
> ---
> arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
No upstream git id?
:(
