Re: [PATCH v2 16/28] init: lto: fix PREL32 relocations

[Kees Cook]

On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 01:30:41PM -0700, 'Sami Tolvanen' via Clang Built Linux wrote:
> With LTO, the compiler can rename static functions to avoid global
> naming collisions. As initcall functions are typically static,
> renaming can break references to them in inline assembly. This
> change adds a global stub with a stable name for each initcall to
> fix the issue when PREL32 relocations are used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>

This was a Delight(tm) to get right. Thanks for finding the right magic
here. :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Kees Cook