linux-kernel - screen_info_pci.c:undefined reference to `screen

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Message-ID: <202506080820.1wmkQufc-lkp@intel.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 09:03:04 +0800
From: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
To: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
Cc: oe-kbuild-all@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
	Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com>
Subject: screen_info_pci.c:undefined reference to `screen_info'

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   8630c59e99363c4b655788fd01134aef9bcd9264
commit: 96959283a58d91ae20d025546f00e16f0a555208 Drivers: hv: Always select CONFIG_SYSFB for Hyper-V guests
date:   2 weeks ago
config: arm64-randconfig-r113-20250607 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250608/202506080820.1wmkQufc-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: aarch64-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.5.0
reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250608/202506080820.1wmkQufc-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202506080820.1wmkQufc-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   aarch64-linux-ld: aarch64-linux-ld: DWARF error: could not find abbrev number 50
   drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: in function `screen_info_fixup_lfb':
>> screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x1b4): undefined reference to `screen_info'
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
>> screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x1b4): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
>> aarch64-linux-ld: screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x1b8): undefined reference to `screen_info'
   aarch64-linux-ld: screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x1bc): undefined reference to `screen_info'
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x1bc): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x1c0): undefined reference to `screen_info'
   aarch64-linux-ld: screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x248): undefined reference to `screen_info'
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x248): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o:screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x24c): more undefined references to `screen_info' follow
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: in function `screen_info_fixup_lfb':
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x25c): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: in function `screen_info_apply_fixups':
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x3e8): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x3f0): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x404): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x498): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x4ac): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x4c0): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x4cc): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x520): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x538): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/video/screen_info_pci.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   screen_info_pci.c:(.text+0x54c): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   aarch64-linux-ld: DWARF error: could not find abbrev number 4733
   drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: in function `sysfb_parent_dev.constprop.3':
>> sysfb.c:(.text+0x60): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: in function `sysfb_handles_screen_info':
   sysfb.c:(.text+0x170): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   sysfb.c:(.text+0x180): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   sysfb.c:(.text+0x20c): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   sysfb.c:(.text+0x224): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   sysfb.c:(.text+0x238): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   sysfb.c:(.text+0x248): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: in function `sysfb_init':
>> sysfb.c:(.init.text+0x50): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation
   aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/firmware/sysfb.o: relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `screen_info' which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
   sysfb.c:(.init.text+0x58): dangerous relocation: unsupported relocation

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