On 11/05, Brian Gerst wrote: > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S > @@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ SECTIONS > . = ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE), > "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE"); > > +/* needed for Clang - see arch/x86/entry/entry.S */ > +PROVIDE(__ref_stack_chk_guard = __stack_chk_guard); Don't we need the simple fix below? without this patch I can't build the kernel with CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR=n. Oleg. diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S index fab3ac9a4574..2ff48645bab9 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S @@ -472,8 +472,10 @@ SECTIONS . = ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE), "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE"); +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR /* needed for Clang - see arch/x86/entry/entry.S */ PROVIDE(__ref_stack_chk_guard = __stack_chk_guard); +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64 /*