linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: lto: add _mcount to list of used symbols

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Date:   Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:14:35 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: lto: add _mcount to list of used symbols

On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 03:34:49PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> Some randconfig builds fail with undefined references to _mcount
> when CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS is set:
> 
> ERROR: modpost: "_mcount" [drivers/tee/optee/optee.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "_mcount" [drivers/fsi/fsi-occ.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "_mcount" [drivers/fpga/dfl-pci.ko] undefined!
> 
> Since there is already a list of symbols that get generated at link
> time, add this one as well.
> 
> Fixes: fbe078d397b4 ("kbuild: lto: add a default list of used symbols")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook