linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] kbuild: Disable AutoFDO and Propeller flags for kernel modules

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Message-ID: <aOsOyf3HHzTy23+b@rli9-mobl>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:13:29 +0800
From: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
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CC: <oe-kbuild-all@...ts.linux.dev>, <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <llvm@...ts.linux.dev>, Rong Xu
	<xur@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] kbuild: Disable AutoFDO and Propeller flags for
 kernel modules

Hi,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on kees/for-next/kspp]
[also build test WARNING on linus/master v6.17 next-20251010]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/xur-google-com/kbuild-Disable-AutoFDO-and-Propeller-flags-for-kernel-modules/20251011-050345
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux.git for-next/kspp
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251010210134.2066321-2-xur%40google.com
patch subject: [PATCH 2/4] kbuild: Disable AutoFDO and Propeller flags for kernel modules
:::::: branch date: 26 hours ago
:::::: commit date: 26 hours ago
config: powerpc-allnoconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251012/202510120641.H3SMaB6Q-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: powerpc-linux-gcc (GCC) 15.1.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251012/202510120641.H3SMaB6Q-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/r/202510120641.H3SMaB6Q-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.head.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.o' being placed in section `.head.text'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ftr_alt_97' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.o' being placed in section `__ftr_alt_97'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__mmu_ftr_fixup' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.o' being placed in section `__mmu_ftr_fixup'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ftr_fixup' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.o' being placed in section `__ftr_fixup'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.ref.text' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.ref.text'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.text.unlikely' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.text.unlikely'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..read_mostly' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.data..read_mostly'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..ro_after_init' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.data..ro_after_init'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.data' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.init.data'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.rodata' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.init.rodata'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.setup' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `.init.setup'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__param' from `init/main.o' being placed in section `__param'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
>> powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.rodata' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.init.rodata'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.setup' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.init.setup'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.note.Linux' from `init/version.o' being placed in section `.note.Linux'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `init/do_mounts.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `init/do_mounts.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.text.unlikely' from `init/do_mounts.o' being placed in section `.text.unlikely'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.data' from `init/do_mounts.o' being placed in section `.init.data'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.rodata' from `init/do_mounts.o' being placed in section `.init.rodata'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.setup' from `init/do_mounts.o' being placed in section `.init.setup'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `init/noinitramfs.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `init/noinitramfs.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.initcallrootfs.init' from `init/noinitramfs.o' being placed in section `.initcallrootfs.init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `init/init_task.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `init/init_task.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..ro_after_init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `.data..ro_after_init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.data' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.o' being placed in section `.init.data'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..read_mostly' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `.data..read_mostly'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.static_call_sites' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.o' being placed in section `.static_call_sites'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/align.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ex_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/align.o' being placed in section `__ex_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/align.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ex_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.o' being placed in section `__ex_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/pmc.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/pmc.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/pmc.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/pmc.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..ro_after_init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.o' being placed in section `.data..ro_after_init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.initcall3.init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.o' being placed in section `.initcall3.init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.text.unlikely' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.text.unlikely'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ftr_alt_97' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `__ftr_alt_97'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ftr_fixup' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `__ftr_fixup'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ex_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `__ex_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.rodata' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.init.rodata'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.setup' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.init.setup'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.initcallearly.init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/process.o' being placed in section `.initcallearly.init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.rodata' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.init.rodata'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.setup' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.init.setup'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.initcall6.init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.o' being placed in section `.initcall6.init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.initcall4.init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.o' being placed in section `.initcall4.init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..once' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.o' being placed in section `.data..once'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..once' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.data..once'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..read_mostly' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.data..read_mostly'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.data..ro_after_init' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.data..ro_after_init'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/time.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.data' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.init.data'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.rodata' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.init.rodata'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.setup' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.o' being placed in section `.init.setup'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__ex_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.o' being placed in section `__ex_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `__bug_table' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.o' being placed in section `__bug_table'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.noinstr.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.o' being placed in section `.noinstr.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.text.unlikely' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.o' being placed in section `.text.unlikely'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.export_symbol' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.o' being placed in section `.export_symbol'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.rodata.str1.4' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.o' being placed in section `.rodata.str1.4'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.text.unlikely' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.o' being placed in section `.text.unlikely'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.text' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.o' being placed in section `.init.text'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.discard.addressable' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.o' being placed in section `.discard.addressable'
   powerpc-linux-ld: warning: orphan section `.init.data' from `arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.o' being placed in section `.init.data'

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