linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6.6 000/113] 6.6.91-rc2 review

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Message-ID: <9af6afb1-9d91-48ea-a212-bcd6d1a47203@oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 02:03:49 +0530
From: Harshit Mogalapalli <harshit.m.mogalapalli@...cle.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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        Darren Kenny <darren.kenny@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6.6 000/113] 6.6.91-rc2 review

Hi Greg,

On 15/05/25 01:35, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 12:29:40AM +0530, Harshit Mogalapalli wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>> On 14/05/25 18:34, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.6.91 release.
>>> There are 113 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
>>> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
>>> let me know.
>>>
>>> Responses should be made by Fri, 16 May 2025 12:55:38 +0000.
>>> Anything received after that time might be too late.
>>
>> ld: vmlinux.o: in function `patch_retpoline':
>> alternative.c:(.text+0x3b6f1): undefined reference to `module_alloc'
>> make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.vmlinux:37: vmlinux] Error 1
>>
>> We see this build error in 6.6.91-rc2 tag.
> 
> What is odd about your .config?  Have a link to it?  I can't duplicate
> it here on my builds.
> 

So this is a config where CONFIG_MODULES is unset(!=y) -- with that we 
could reproduce it on defconfig + disabling CONFIG_MODULES as well.

Attaching my full config.


Thanks,
Harshit

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

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