linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 11/29] vmlinux.lds.h: Replace RODATA with RO

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXayF+z4z+Ds-gm4+YFA=BCMo0_9Q3uXcbQQgQkLxZ4uw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:13:53 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
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        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 11/29] vmlinux.lds.h: Replace RODATA with RO_DATA

Hi Borislav,

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:08 AM Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 07:08:51PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > vmlinux-std.lds: All other classic 680x0 targets with an MMU, e.g. plain
> >                  defconfig aka multi_defconfig.
>
> FWIW, the defconfig doesn't build with the cross compiler¹ here, even with Kees'
> patch applied but for a different reason:
>
> $ make.cross ARCH=m68k defconfig
> ...
>
> $make.cross ARCH=m68k 2>w.log
> ...
> drivers/video/fbdev/c2p_planar.o: In function `transp8':
> c2p_planar.c:(.text+0x13a): undefined reference to `c2p_unsupported'
> c2p_planar.c:(.text+0x1de): undefined reference to `c2p_unsupported'
> drivers/video/fbdev/c2p_iplan2.o: In function `transp4x.constprop.0':
> c2p_iplan2.c:(.text+0x98): undefined reference to `c2p_unsupported'
> make: *** [Makefile:1094: vmlinux] Error 1

The fix for that regression (finally) made it in rc7:
b330f3972f4f2a82 ("fbdev: c2p: Fix link failure on non-inlining").

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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