ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L.str'; recompile with -fPIC

[kernel test robot]

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   33f2b5785a2b6b0ed1948aafee60d3abb12f1e3a
commit: 8dc2a7e8027fbeca0c7df81d4c82e735a59b5741 riscv: Fix relocatable kernels with early alternatives using -fno-pie
date:   9 days ago
config: riscv-randconfig-r001-20230609 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230609/202306091810.x8zmn8Qv-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: clang version 15.0.7 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git 8dfdcc7b7bf66834a761bd8de445840ef68e4d1a)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
        mkdir -p ~/bin
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # install riscv cross compiling tool for clang build
        # apt-get install binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dc2a7e8027fbeca0c7df81d4c82e735a59b5741
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout 8dc2a7e8027fbeca0c7df81d4c82e735a59b5741
        # save the config file
        mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=clang ~/bin/make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=riscv olddefconfig
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=clang ~/bin/make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=riscv SHELL=/bin/bash

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/202306091810.x8zmn8Qv-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L.str'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:0 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:0)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_LO12_I cannot be used against symbol '.L.str'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:0 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:0)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_4'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_LO12_I cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_4'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_5'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_LO12_I cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_5'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_6'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_LO12_I cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_6'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_7'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_LO12_I cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_7'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
--
>> ld.lld: error: relocation R_RISCV_HI20 cannot be used against symbol '.L__unnamed_8'; recompile with -fPIC
   >>> defined in vmlinux.a(arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o)
   >>> referenced by errata.c:66 (arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c:66)
   >>>               arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.o:(sifive_errata_patch_func) in archive vmlinux.a
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