Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Link with -z notext

[Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>]

Am 11.11.26 um 11:18 schrieb Amit Machhiwal:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> On 2026/11/11 08:54 AM, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> Am 10.11.26 um 16:44 schrieb Amit Machhiwal:
>>> Building the powerpc tests with GNU ld 2.46.1 fails when linking the
>>> test binaries:
>>>
>>>     /usr/bin/ld.bfd: error: read-only segment has dynamic relocations
>>   Hi!
>>
>> This does not happen for me (using GNU ld version 2.46.1-1.fc44 from Fedora
>> 44) ... which compiler and distro are you using?
> 
> Thanks for checking!
> 
> I'm also using the same GNU ld version on Fedora 44 PPC64LE host (more details
> are below).  Are you cross compiling on an x86 host by any chance where you are
> not seeing this problem?

Yes, I was cross-compiling, so that's likely the reason why I did not see 
the issue.

Anyway, could you please check the following patch to see whether it fixes 
the issue for you, too:

   https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20261113120101.145183-1-thuth@redhat.com/

... that compiles the powerpc code with "-fpie" in the CFLAGS, so I think it 
should cure the issue, too, and it's likely the better way instead of 
suppressing the warnings with "-z notext".

  Thomas