[tip: core/build] vmlinux.lds.h: Create COMMON_DISCARDS

[tip-bot2 for Kees Cook]

The following commit has been merged into the core/build branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     03c2b85cb7f13e9bd82cbe4201ede52177d433f5
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/03c2b85cb7f13e9bd82cbe4201ede52177d433f5
Author:        Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate:    Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:42:42 -07:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:50:34 +02:00

vmlinux.lds.h: Create COMMON_DISCARDS

Collect the common DISCARD sections for architectures that need more
specialized discard control than what the standard DISCARDS section
provides.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200821194310.3089815-2-keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx
---
 include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h |  9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 7616ff0..184b23d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -954,13 +954,16 @@
 	EXIT_DATA
 #endif
 
+#define COMMON_DISCARDS							\
+	*(.discard)							\
+	*(.discard.*)							\
+	*(.modinfo)
+
 #define DISCARDS							\
 	/DISCARD/ : {							\
 	EXIT_DISCARDS							\
 	EXIT_CALL							\
-	*(.discard)							\
-	*(.discard.*)							\
-	*(.modinfo)							\
+	COMMON_DISCARDS							\
 	}
 
 /**