linux-kernel - [tip: core/build] x86/boot/compressed: Warn on orphan section placement

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Date:   Mon, 07 Sep 2020 06:05:50 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Kees Cook" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        x86 <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: core/build] x86/boot/compressed: Warn on orphan section placement

The following commit has been merged into the core/build branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     6e0bf0e0e55000742a53c5f3b58f8669e0091a11
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/6e0bf0e0e55000742a53c5f3b58f8669e0091a11
Author:        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:53:47 -07:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:28:36 +02:00

x86/boot/compressed: Warn on orphan section placement

We don't want to depend on the linker's orphan section placement
heuristics as these can vary between linkers, and may change between
versions. All sections need to be explicitly handled in the linker
script.

Now that all sections are explicitly handled, enable orphan section
warnings.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200902025347.2504702-6-keescook@chromium.org
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 5b7f6e1..871cc07 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option,--no-ld-generated-unwind-info)
 # Compressed kernel should be built as PIE since it may be loaded at any
 # address by the bootloader.
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -pie $(call ld-option, --no-dynamic-linker)
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call ld-option, --orphan-handling=warn)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
 
 hostprogs	:= mkpiggy