Re: [GIT PULL] x86 fix
From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Jan 28 2025 - 17:23:09 EST
* Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> * Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 at 07:54, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Fix a build regression on certain config and build environment
> > > combinations that generate absolute references to symbols.
> >
> > I'll hold off on this, because it looks like Ard is very close to
> > have this fixed (and also made it non-fatal in the process).
>
> Makes sense - meanwhile while Ard is iterating his build-warning patch
> here's the SEV fix that should address the build failure you've
> reported.
>
> Please pull the latest x86/urgent Git tree from:
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> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git x86-urgent-2025-01-28
>
> # HEAD: 1105ab42a84bc11c62597005f78ccad2434fbd66 x86/sev: Disable jump tables in SEV startup code
>
> Fix a build regression on certain config and build environment
> combinations that generate absolute references to symbols.
Erm, I phrased this poorly: the primary fix is that of a potential
early boot crash in SEV-SNP guests - the wider build error was the
canary that highlighted the SEV boot code bug that was benign in your
specific environment.
Thanks,
Ingo