netdev - [PATCH bpf v1 2/3] bpf: prevent .BTF section elimination

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Date:   Sat, 19 Sep 2020 22:01:34 -0700
From:   Tony Ambardar <tony.ambardar@...il.com>
To:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
Cc:     Tony Ambardar <Tony.Ambardar@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: [PATCH bpf v1 2/3] bpf: prevent .BTF section elimination

Systems with memory or disk constraints often reduce the kernel footprint
by configuring LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION. However, this can result in
removal of any BTF information.

Use the KEEP() macro to preserve the BTF data as done with other important
sections, while still allowing for smaller kernels.

Fixes: 90ceddcb4950 ("bpf: Support llvm-objcopy for vmlinux BTF")

Signed-off-by: Tony Ambardar <Tony.Ambardar@...il.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 5430febd34be..7636bc71c71f 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
 #define BTF								\
 	.BTF : AT(ADDR(.BTF) - LOAD_OFFSET) {				\
 		__start_BTF = .;					\
-		*(.BTF)							\
+		KEEP(*(.BTF))						\
 		__stop_BTF = .;						\
 	}								\
 	. = ALIGN(4);							\
-- 
2.25.1