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From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
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Subject: Re: unmatched R_MIPS_HI16/LO16 on gcc 3.4.3
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On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 10:49:56AM +0800, wyb@topsec.com.cn wrote:

> I met similar problem as Stanislaw Skowronek, but for gcc 3.4.3. I created a
> kernel module, when insmod, kernel reported "dangerous relocation". I traced
> the bug, found unmatched R_MIPS_HI16/LO16 in module's elf file, and kernel
> refused to relocate:
> ...
> 00015a5c  00039a05 R_MIPS_HI16       0000000c   tos_net_debug
> 00015a68  00000204 R_MIPS_26         00000000   .text
> 00015a64  00046005 R_MIPS_HI16       0006b598   arp_proxy_list
> 00015a6c  00046006 R_MIPS_LO16       0006b598   arp_proxy_list
> ...
> 
> My problem arised when expression on tos_net_debug could be optimized out,
> it seemed like gcc optimized out the LO16, but left HI16.
> 
> The original discussion on similar problem is at
> http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2005-05/msg00097.html

Do you have a testcase, a kernel .config file to trigger this?

  Ralf