Re: kernel/kexec_file.o: failed: Cannot find symbol for section 10: .text.unlikely.

From: Naresh Kamboju
Date: Tue Sep 07 2021 - 02:14:50 EST


> > > > Is this a regression? Has this compiler ever been able to build this
> > > > arch like this?
> > >
> > > Yes. It is a regression with gcc-11.
> > >
> > > stable rc Linux 5.13.14 with gcc-11 - powerpc - FAILED
> > > stable rc Linux 5.13.14 with gcc-10 - powerpc - PASSED
> >
> > Ah, ok, and does 5.14 or newer work properly?
>
> No.
> stable rc Linux 5.14.1-rc1 with gcc-11 - powerpc - FAILED
> stable rc Linux 5.14.1-rc1 with gcc-10 - powerpc - PASS
>
>
> I will check Linux mainline and Linux next and get back to you.

Since we started building with gcc-11 last weekend and started
noticing these build failures on stable-rc, mainline and next.
and today's stable-rc review also failed with these combinations.

Linux next master with gcc-11 - powerpc-defconfig - FAILED
Linux mainline master with gcc-11 - powerpc-defconfig - FAILED
stable rc Linux 5.14.2-rc1 with gcc-11 - powerpc-defconfig - FAILED
stable rc Linux 5.13.15-rc1 with gcc-11 - powerpc-defconfig - FAILED
stable rc Linux 5.10.63-rc1 with gcc-11 - powerpc-defconfig - FAILED

FYI,
The following powerpc config build PASS with gcc-11
- allnoconfig
- mpc83xx_defconfig
- tqm8xx_defconfig
- maple_defconfig
- cell_defconfig
- ppc64e_defconfig
- ppc6xx_defconfig


- Naresh