[PATCH] powerpc: Handle .text.{hot,unlikely}.* in linker script

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Nathan Chancellor

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Jan 4, 2021, 3:49:09 PM1/4/21
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Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
change [1].

After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:

$ make -skj"$(nproc)" \
ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64le-linux-gnu- LLVM=1 O=out \
distclean powernv_defconfig zImage.epapr
ld.lld: warning: kernel/built-in.a(panic.o):(.text.unlikely.) is being placed in '.text.unlikely.'
...
ld.lld: warning: address (0xc000000000009314) of section .text is not a multiple of alignment (256)
...
ERROR: start_text address is c000000000009400, should be c000000000008000
ERROR: try to enable LD_HEAD_STUB_CATCH config option
ERROR: see comments in arch/powerpc/tools/head_check.sh
...

Explicitly handle these sections like in the main linker script so
there is no more build failure.

Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 83a092cf95f2 ("powerpc: Link warning for orphan sections")
Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1218
Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <natecha...@gmail.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0318ba436f34..8e0b1298bf19 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ SECTIONS
ALIGN_FUNCTION();
#endif
/* careful! __ftr_alt_* sections need to be close to .text */
- *(.text.hot TEXT_MAIN .text.fixup .text.unlikely .fixup __ftr_alt_* .ref.text);
+ *(.text.hot .text.hot.* TEXT_MAIN .text.fixup .text.unlikely .text.unlikely.* .fixup __ftr_alt_* .ref.text);
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
*(.tramp.ftrace.text);
#endif

base-commit: d8a4f20584d5906093a8fc6aa06622102a501095
--
2.30.0

Sedat Dilek

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Jan 4, 2021, 3:55:32 PM1/4/21
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On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 9:49 PM Nathan Chancellor
<natecha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
> sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
> change [1].
>
> After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
> builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:
>

Looks like you forgot to add your references/links to [1] and [2].

Might be good to mention...?

With CONFIG_LD_ORPHAN_WARN=y is enabled

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Nathan Chancellor

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Jan 4, 2021, 3:57:35 PM1/4/21
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On Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 09:55:20PM +0100, Sedat Dilek wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 9:49 PM Nathan Chancellor
> <natecha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
> > sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
> > change [1].
> >
> > After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
> > builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:
> >
>
> Looks like you forgot to add your references/links to [1] and [2].

Indeed, thank you for pointing that out! v2 coming shortly.

> Might be good to mention...?
>
> With CONFIG_LD_ORPHAN_WARN=y is enabled

Since this symbol is not user selectable, I do not really think it is
worth mentioning, plus PowerPC has had this enabled for a while :)

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Chancellor

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Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
change [1].

After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:

$ make -skj"$(nproc)" \
ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64le-linux-gnu- LLVM=1 O=out \
distclean powernv_defconfig zImage.epapr
ld.lld: warning: kernel/built-in.a(panic.o):(.text.unlikely.) is being placed in '.text.unlikely.'
...
ld.lld: warning: address (0xc000000000009314) of section .text is not a multiple of alignment (256)
...
ERROR: start_text address is c000000000009400, should be c000000000008000
ERROR: try to enable LD_HEAD_STUB_CATCH config option
ERROR: see comments in arch/powerpc/tools/head_check.sh
...

Explicitly handle these sections like in the main linker script so
there is no more build failure.

[1]: https://reviews.llvm.org/D79600
[2]: https://reviews.llvm.org/D92493

Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 83a092cf95f2 ("powerpc: Link warning for orphan sections")
Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1218
Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <natecha...@gmail.com>
---

v1 -> v2:

* Add missing [1] and [2] references in commit message. Thanks to Sedat
Dilek for pointing it out!

Michael Ellerman

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Jan 15, 2021, 7:24:00 AM1/15/21
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 13:59:53 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
> sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
> change [1].
>
> After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
> builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:
>
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/fixes.

[1/1] powerpc: Handle .text.{hot,unlikely}.* in linker script
https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/3ce47d95b7346dcafd9bed3556a8d072cb2b8571

cheers

Segher Boessenkool

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Jan 16, 2021, 1:48:49 PM1/16/21
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Hi!

Very late of course, and the patch is fine, but:

On Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 01:59:53PM -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> Commit eff8728fe698 ("vmlinux.lds.h: Add PGO and AutoFDO input
> sections") added ".text.unlikely.*" and ".text.hot.*" due to an LLVM
> change [1].
>
> After another LLVM change [2], these sections are seen in some PowerPC
> builds, where there is a orphan section warning then build failure:
>
> $ make -skj"$(nproc)" \
> ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc64le-linux-gnu- LLVM=1 O=out \
> distclean powernv_defconfig zImage.epapr
> ld.lld: warning: kernel/built-in.a(panic.o):(.text.unlikely.) is being placed in '.text.unlikely.'

Is the section really called ".text.unlikely.", i.e. the name ending in
a dot? How very unusual, is there some bug elsewhere?


Segher

Nathan Chancellor

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Jan 16, 2021, 1:52:49 PM1/16/21
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No, this was an intention change done by LLVM:
https://reviews.llvm.org/D79600

Cheers,
Nathan
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