linux-kernel - [PATCH] linux/export: Ensure natural alignment of kcrctab array

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:36:03 +0100
From: Helge Deller <deller@...nel.org>
To: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] linux/export: Ensure natural alignment of kcrctab array

The ___kcrctab section holds an array of 32-bit CRC values.
Add a .balign 4 to tell the linker the correct memory alignment.

Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@....de>
Fixes: f3304ecd7f06 ("linux/export: use inline assembler to populate symbol CRCs")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAK7LNAT5gyn0C9EJhh1EeFT7gF0rOudWcdqAVN=+C4jR42W90w@mail.gmail.com/

diff --git a/include/linux/export-internal.h b/include/linux/export-internal.h
index 69501e0ec239..51b8cf3f60ef 100644
--- a/include/linux/export-internal.h
+++ b/include/linux/export-internal.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 #define SYMBOL_CRC(sym, crc, sec)   \
 	asm(".section \"___kcrctab" sec "+" #sym "\",\"a\""	"\n" \
+	    ".balign 4"						"\n" \
 	    "__crc_" #sym ":"					"\n" \
 	    ".long " #crc					"\n" \
 	    ".previous"						"\n")