linux-kernel - [tip: x86/core] x86: Remove .fixup section

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Date:   Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:50:08 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/core] x86: Remove .fixup section

The following commit has been merged into the x86/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     e5eefda5aa51f3178821b58806e1dddd798c0934
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/e5eefda5aa51f3178821b58806e1dddd798c0934
Author:        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:01:24 +01:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CommitterDate: Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:09:50 +01:00

x86: Remove .fixup section

No moar users, kill it dead.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211110101326.201590122@infradead.org
---
 arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso-layout.lds.S | 1 -
 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S         | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso-layout.lds.S b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso-layout.lds.S
index dc8da76..bafa73f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso-layout.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso-layout.lds.S
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	.text		: {
 		*(.text*)
-		*(.fixup)
 	}						:text	=0x90909090,
 
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 3d6dc12..27f8303 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		ALIGN_ENTRY_TEXT_END
 		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
 		STATIC_CALL_TEXT
-		*(.fixup)
 		*(.gnu.warning)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE