Re: [PATCH v2 11/29] vmlinux.lds.h: Replace RODATA with RO_DATA

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Kees,

On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 6:23 PM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 05:58:06PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 2:07 AM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > There's no reason to keep the RODATA macro: replace the callers with
> > > the expected RO_DATA macro.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S      | 2 +-
> > >  arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S       | 2 +-
> > >  arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
> > >  arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S       | 2 +-
> > >  arch/um/include/asm/common.lds.S     | 2 +-
> > >  arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S     | 2 +-
> > >  include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h    | 4 +---
> > >  7 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> >
> > Somehow you missed:
> >
> >     arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds:  RODATA
> >     arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds:      RODATA
>
> Argh. I've sent a patch; sorry and thanks for catching this. For my own
> cross-build testing, which defconfig targets will hit these two linker
> scripts?

vmlinux-sun3.lds: sun3_defconfig
vmlinux-std.lds: All other classic 680x0 targets with an MMU, e.g. plain
                 defconfig aka multi_defconfig.

> > Leading to build failures in next-20191111:
> >
> >     /opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-4.6.3-nolibc/m68k-linux/bin/m68k-linux-ld:./arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds:29:
> > syntax error
> >     make[1]: *** [/kisskb/src/Makefile:1075: vmlinux] Error 1
> >
> > Reported-by: noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/buildresult/14022846/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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