linux-kernel - Re: [REGRESSION] "efi: efistub: Convert into static library" and preparation patches

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Message-ID: <20140904074008.GJ3001@console-pimps.org>
Date:	Thu, 4 Sep 2014 08:40:08 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...onical.com>,
	Ulf Winkelvos <ulf@...kelvos.de>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] "efi: efistub: Convert into static library" and
 preparation patches

On Thu, 04 Sep, at 08:47:57AM, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> 
> So how about we:
> - add ASSERT(_got == _egot, "GOT entries not supported in
> boot/compressed") to the linker script
> - #define __nogotentry __attribute__((visibility(hidden))) somewhere
> in compiler.h or wherever else it belongs
> - add the __nogotentry qualifiers to each extern that requires it,
> which is currently:
> early_serial_base
> efi_early
> free_mem_end_ptr
> free_mem_ptr
> real_mode
> - get rid of the fixup code in assembly
 
Seems fine to me since it was Peter who introduced the GOT fixup asm
code in the first place.

> Any idea what the oldest GCC is we should support?

I'm pretty sure we still support GCC 3.x.x. The symbol visibility
support was added in GCC 4.x right?

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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