linux-kernel - Re: x86_64 allyesconfig has screwed up voffset and blows up KVM

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Date:	Mon, 05 May 2014 13:31:11 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	kvm list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: x86_64 allyesconfig has screwed up voffset and blows up KVM

On 05/05/2014 11:41 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> I'm testing 39bfe90706ab0f588db7cb4d1c0e6d1181e1d2f9.  I'm not sure
> what's going on here.
> 
> voffset.h contains:
> 
> #define VO__end 0xffffffff8111c7a0
> #define VO__end 0xffffffff8db9a000
> #define VO__text 0xffffffff81000000
> 
> because
> 
> $ nm vmlinux|grep ' _end'
> ffffffff8111c7a0 t _end
> ffffffff8db9a000 B _end
> 

The "t _end" implies there is a local symbol _end which I guess the
scripts are incorrectly picking up.  Taking a look now.

	-hpa


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