linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] xtensa: Fix fix linker script transformation for .text / .text.fixup

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Date:	Wed, 8 Apr 2015 16:27:11 -0700
From:	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>
To:	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>
Cc:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	"linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org" <linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] xtensa: Fix fix linker script transformation for
 .text / .text.fixup

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
> On 04/07/2015 11:14 PM, Max Filippov wrote:
>>> Linker script transformation needs to be updated to detect and handle
>>> the new section.
>> I've posted a patch for it to the linux-xtensa ML a while ago:
>> http://lists.linux-xtensa.org/pipermail/linux-xtensa/Week-of-Mon-20150330/001913.html
>> This doesn't handle literals for .text.fixup AFAICT.
>>
> It doesn't, but then it wasn't supposed to. .text.fixup is arm specific.
>
> Guenter

Hi Max,

It would seem Guenter's fix addresses the issue. Are there any additional
benefits in your patch (better localized code, etc.?)

Cheers!
-Chris
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