linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc: Handle .text.{hot,unlikely}.* in linker script

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Date:   Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:23:52 +1100 (AEDT)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc: Handle .text.{hot,unlikely}.* in linker script

On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 13:59:53 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
> sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
> change [1].
> 
> After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
> builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:
> 
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/fixes.

[1/1] powerpc: Handle .text.{hot,unlikely}.* in linker script
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/3ce47d95b7346dcafd9bed3556a8d072cb2b8571

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