linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Avoid relocation information in final vmlinux

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Message-ID: <092a6b6d-c3a1-974f-5237-01c3772daa24@suse.com>
Date:   Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:31:49 +0100
From:   Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, nathan@...nel.org, trix@...hat.com,
        corbet@....net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux <llvm@...ts.linux.dev>,
        linux-toolchains <linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org>,
        Fangrui Song <maskray@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Avoid relocation information in final vmlinux

On 3/21/23 12:57, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 11:35:30AM -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
>> Why do you move this from the arch/x86/boot/compressed/ dir?
> 
> I got an explanation here:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/16941b45-0f4f-e7c9-4602-d9acb0c612c3@suse.com
> 
> but my counterargument is:
> 
> vmlinux.relocs is used there, in that dir, so it should stay there just
> like the rest of the by-products generated there.

Ok, I can see this argument. I will update it and post a new version.

Thanks,
Petr