The powerpc linker script explicitly includes .exit.text, because
otherwise the link fails due to references from __bug_table and
__ex_table. The code is freed (discarded) at runtime along with
.init.text and data.
That has worked in the past despite powerpc not defining
RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT because DISCARDS appears late in the powerpc linker
script (line 410), and the explicit inclusion of .exit.text
earlier (line 280) supersedes the discard.
However commit 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and
riscv") introduced an earlier use of DISCARD as part of the RO_DATA
macro (line 136). With binutils < 2.36 that causes the DISCARD
directives later in the script to be applied earlier [1], causing
.exit.text to actually be discarded at link time, leading to build
errors:
'.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 '__ex_table' of drivers/nvdimm/core.o: defined in
discarded section '.exit.text' of drivers/nvdimm/core.o
Fix it by defining RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT, which causes the generic
DISCARDS macro to not include .exit.text at all.
1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/
Fixes: 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and riscv")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <[email protected]>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 8c3862b4c259..c5ea7d03d539 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#define BSS_FIRST_SECTIONS *(.bss.prominit)
#define EMITS_PT_NOTE
#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN 0
+#define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
#define SOFT_MASK_TABLE(align) \
. = ALIGN(align); \
--
2.39.0
Although the powerpc linker script mentions .comment in the DISCARD
section, that has never actually caused it to be discarded, because the
earlier ELF_DETAILS macro (previously STABS_DEBUG) explicitly includes
.comment.
However commit 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and
riscv") introduced an earlier use of DISCARD as part of the RO_DATA
macro. With binutils < 2.36 that causes the DISCARD directives later in
the script to be applied earlier, causing .comment to actually be
discarded.
It's confusing to explicitly include and discard .comment, and even more
so if the behaviour depends on the toolchain version. So don't discard
.comment in order to maintain the existing behaviour in all cases.
Fixes: 83a092cf95f2 ("powerpc: Link warning for orphan sections")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <[email protected]>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a4c6efadc90c..958e77a24f85 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ SECTIONS
DISCARDS
/DISCARD/ : {
*(*.EMB.apuinfo)
- *(.glink .iplt .plt .comment)
+ *(.glink .iplt .plt)
*(.gnu.version*)
*(.gnu.attributes)
*(.eh_frame)
--
2.39.0
Relocatable kernels must not discard relocations, they need to be
processed at runtime. As such they are included for CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
builds in the powerpc linker script (line 340).
However they are also unconditionally discarded later in the
script (line 414). Previously that worked because the earlier inclusion
superseded the discard.
However commit 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and
riscv") introduced an earlier use of DISCARD as part of the RO_DATA
macro (line 137). With binutils < 2.36 that causes the DISCARD
directives later in the script to be applied earlier, causing .rela* to
actually be discarded at link time, leading to build warnings and a
kernel that doesn't boot:
ld: warning: discarding dynamic section .rela.init.rodata
Fix it by conditionally discarding .rela* only when CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
is disabled.
Fixes: 99cb0d917ffa ("arch: fix broken BuildID for arm64 and riscv")
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <[email protected]>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index c5ea7d03d539..a4c6efadc90c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -411,9 +411,12 @@ SECTIONS
DISCARDS
/DISCARD/ : {
*(*.EMB.apuinfo)
- *(.glink .iplt .plt .rela* .comment)
+ *(.glink .iplt .plt .comment)
*(.gnu.version*)
*(.gnu.attributes)
*(.eh_frame)
+#ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
+ *(.rela*)
+#endif
}
}
--
2.39.0
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 00:23:47 +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> The powerpc linker script explicitly includes .exit.text, because
> otherwise the link fails due to references from __bug_table and
> __ex_table. The code is freed (discarded) at runtime along with
> .init.text and data.
>
> That has worked in the past despite powerpc not defining
> RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT because DISCARDS appears late in the powerpc linker
> script (line 410), and the explicit inclusion of .exit.text
> earlier (line 280) supersedes the discard.
>
> [...]
Applied to powerpc/fixes.
[1/3] powerpc/vmlinux.lds: Define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/4b9880dbf3bdba3a7c56445137c3d0e30aaa0a40
[2/3] powerpc/vmlinux.lds: Don't discard .rela* for relocatable builds
https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/07b050f9290ee012a407a0f64151db902a1520f5
[3/3] powerpc/vmlinux.lds: Don't discard .comment
https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/be5f95c8779e19779dd81927c8574fec5aaba36c
cheers