Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] randomize_kstack: Unify random source across arches

Ryan Roberts
2026-01-02T12:58:38Z

On 16/12/2025 16:31, kernel test robot wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
>
> kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:
>
> [auto build test ERROR on tip/sched/core]
> [also build test ERROR on akpm-mm/mm-everything linus/master v6.19-rc1 next-20251216]
> [cannot apply to kees/for-next/hardening kees/for-next/execve]
> [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/Ryan-Roberts/prandom-Convert-prandom_u32_state-to-__always_inline/20251216-013546
> base: tip/sched/core
> patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251215163520.1144179-4-ryan.roberts%40arm.com
> patch subject: [PATCH v2 3/3] randomize_kstack: Unify random source across arches
> config: x86_64-rhel-9.4-ltp (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251217/202512170038.vJZdUhEN-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251217/202512170038.vJZdUhEN-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@intel.com>
> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202512170038.vJZdUhEN-lkp@intel.com/
>
> All error/warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
>>> arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-startup.o: warning: objtool: section .discard.addressable has absolute relocation at offset 0x0
> --
> In file included from include/linux/device/driver.h:21,
> from include/linux/device.h:32,
> from include/linux/blk_types.h:11,
> from include/linux/writeback.h:13,
> from include/linux/memcontrol.h:23,
> from include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:8,
> from include/linux/entry-virt.h:6,
> from include/linux/kvm_host.h:5,
> from arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c:3:
>>> include/linux/module.h:132:49: error: redefinition of '__inittest'
> 132 | static inline initcall_t __maybe_unused __inittest(void) \
> | ^~~~~~~~~~
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c:5509:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_init'
> 5509 | module_init(svm_init)
> | ^~~~~~~~~~~
> include/linux/module.h:132:49: note: previous definition of '__inittest' with type 'int (*(void))(void)'
> 132 | static inline initcall_t __maybe_unused __inittest(void) \
> | ^~~~~~~~~~
> include/linux/module.h:125:41: note: in expansion of macro 'module_init'
> 125 | #define late_initcall(fn) module_init(fn)
> | ^~~~~~~~~~~
> include/linux/randomize_kstack.h:86:1: note: in expansion of macro 'late_initcall'
> 86 | late_initcall(random_kstack_init);
> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oops, this is due to having put late_initcall() in the header file. I'll move
this to a c file for the next version.

Thanks for the report!