Re: [PATCH 6.1 000/127] 6.1.45-rc1 review

From: Nathan Chancellor
Date: Thu Aug 10 2023 - 23:36:33 EST


On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 08:52:01AM +0530, Naresh Kamboju wrote:
> Build errors:
> -----
> ld.lld: error: ./arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds:193: at least one side of
> the expression must be absolute
> make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.vmlinux:34: vmlinux] Error 1
>
>
> Reported-by: Linux Kernel Functional Testing <lkft@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> upstream report:
> -----
> - https://lore.kernel.org/llvm/CA+G9fYsdUeNu-gwbs0+T6XHi4hYYk=Y9725-wFhZ7gJMspLDRA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Proposed fix patch:
> -----
> [PATCH] x86/srso: fix build breakage for LD=ld.lld
> - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230809-gds-v1-1-eaac90b0cbcc@xxxxxxxxxx/T/
>
> This patch is yet to be backported and CC to stable.

It's now in -tip, I would expect it to make -rc6:

https://git.kernel.org/tip/cbe8ded48b939b9d55d2c5589ab56caa7b530709

It should have had 'Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' but I hope the Fixes:
tag alone will ensure it gets picked up once it hits mainline,
especially since there are other fixes that will come in that pull.

Cheers,
Nathan