* Re: [PATCH] x86/build: Move _etext to actual end of .text [not found] <CAM5Ud7NhtKDCMnf+zbsRH1N8V6=kCpEJ5NCmJ4mOQSdVA_noMA@mail.gmail.com> @ 2019-06-05 18:16 ` Kees Cook 2019-06-05 18:43 ` Greg KH 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Kees Cook @ 2019-06-05 18:16 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Alec Ari; +Cc: linux-kernel, x86, stable On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 11:08:13AM -0500, Alec Ari wrote: > I'm having this problem too, build is failing: > > Invalid absolute R_X86_64_32S relocation: _etext > > I stayed on the 4.14 branch to help prevent these kind of breakages, > so much for that idea. Gentoo GCC 8.3.0. It seems to be a problem with the Gold linker. Using ld.bfd appears to work. I haven't narrowed down the problem, unfortunately. Greg, given that this change was only for special situations (Clang CFI), can you revert this for the stable trees? -- Kees Cook ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH] x86/build: Move _etext to actual end of .text 2019-06-05 18:16 ` [PATCH] x86/build: Move _etext to actual end of .text Kees Cook @ 2019-06-05 18:43 ` Greg KH 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Greg KH @ 2019-06-05 18:43 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Kees Cook; +Cc: Alec Ari, linux-kernel, x86, stable On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 11:16:06AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 11:08:13AM -0500, Alec Ari wrote: > > I'm having this problem too, build is failing: > > > > Invalid absolute R_X86_64_32S relocation: _etext > > > > I stayed on the 4.14 branch to help prevent these kind of breakages, > > so much for that idea. Gentoo GCC 8.3.0. > > It seems to be a problem with the Gold linker. Using ld.bfd appears to > work. I haven't narrowed down the problem, unfortunately. > > Greg, given that this change was only for special situations (Clang > CFI), can you revert this for the stable trees? Turns out that Android required it to be reverted too, so no one needs this :( I'll go revert this, thanks. greg k-h ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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