linux-kernel - RTL9300 (mips) fails to boot with commit d4a7f2510ff4 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Adjust symbol ordering in text output section")

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Message-ID: <cd252b78-077b-441e-8371-106d71258ff3@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:58:10 +1300
From: Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
To: Rong Xu <xur@...gle.com>,
 "Han Yao Yeo (atg)" <hanyao.yeo@...iedtelesis.com.sg>,
 Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
 Masahiro Gotoh <gotoh@...ied-telesis.co.jp>
Cc: "linux-mips@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RTL9300 (mips) fails to boot with commit d4a7f2510ff4
 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Adjust symbol ordering in text output section")

Hi Rong,

I was just trying some of my in-flight changes against linux-next and 
found that my RTL9300* based board no longer boots (nothing on the 
serial console after U-Boot hands off to the kernel).

A bisect between Linus's tree and linux-next/master points to commit 
d4a7f2510ff4 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Adjust symbol ordering in text output 
section"). A build on d4a7f2510ff4^ boots successfully. That series is 
well beyond my area of knowledge, there may be something that the MIPS 
SoCs are doing (or not doing) that is being affected by the sections moving.

Thanks,
Chris

[*] - The RTL9300 is a Realtek Ethernet Switch with integrated MIPS SoC.