Re: [PATCH v5 01/16] x86/stackprotector: Work around strict Clang TLS symbol requirements

[Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/06, Brian Gerst wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 6:52 AM Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
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> Which compiler are you using?  It builds fine with GCC 14 and clang 18.

gcc version 5.3.1 20160406 (Red Hat 5.3.1-6) (GCC)
GNU ld version 2.25-17.fc23

See also my reply to Ard

Oleg.