Re: [PATCH] ARM: fix link warning with XIP + frame-pointer

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Jan 12 2021 - 16:55:47 EST


On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 04:46:40PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>
> When frame pointers are used instead of the ARM unwinder,
> and the kernel is built using clang with an external assembler
> and CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL, every file produces two warnings
> like:
>
> arm-linux-gnueabi-ld: warning: orphan section `.ARM.extab' from `net/mac802154/util.o' being placed in section `.ARM.extab'
> arm-linux-gnueabi-ld: warning: orphan section `.ARM.exidx' from `net/mac802154/util.o' being placed in section `.ARM.exidx'
>
> The same fix was already merged for the normal (non-XIP)
> linker script, with a longer description.
>
> Fixes: c39866f268f8 ("arm/build: Always handle .ARM.exidx and .ARM.extab sections")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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