Re: [PATCH] x86/boot/compressed: Fix signedness of rdfs8()

From: kernel test robot

Date: Wed Feb 18 2026 - 16:27:18 EST


Hi redacherkaoui,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on tip/x86/core]
[also build test ERROR on tip/master tip/auto-latest linus/master v6.19 next-20260218]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/redacherkaoui/x86-boot-compressed-Fix-signedness-of-rdfs8/20260218-230616
base: tip/x86/core
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260218150008.28179-1-redacherkaoui67%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH] x86/boot/compressed: Fix signedness of rdfs8()
config: i386-randconfig-011-20260219 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260219/202602190559.5x6DqOz3-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260219/202602190559.5x6DqOz3-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202602190559.5x6DqOz3-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

ld: arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.o: in function `choose_random_location':
>> kaslr.c:(.text+0xb95): undefined reference to `get_cmd_line_ptr'
>> ld: kaslr.c:(.text+0xbce): undefined reference to `get_cmd_line_ptr'
ld: arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux: hidden symbol `get_cmd_line_ptr' isn't defined
ld: final link failed: bad value

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