# git rev-parse -q --verify 26a7f2efa8557bc235ef632d477b1aef6612bbc8^{commit} 26a7f2efa8557bc235ef632d477b1aef6612bbc8 already have revision, skipping fetch # git checkout -q -f -B kisskb 26a7f2efa8557bc235ef632d477b1aef6612bbc8 # git clean -qxdf # git log -1 commit 26a7f2efa8557bc235ef632d477b1aef6612bbc8 Author: Segher Boessenkool Date: Wed Feb 28 17:02:49 2018 -0800 powerpc: Keep const vars out of writable .sdata Newer gcc will support "-mno-readonly-in-sdata"[1], which makes sure that the optimization on PPC32 for variables getting moved into the .sdata section will not apply to const variables (which must be in .rodata). This was originally noticed in mm/rodata_test.c when rodata_test_data was not static: c0695034 g O .data 00000004 rodata_test_data After this patch with an updated compiler, this is correctly in .rodata. [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82411 Reported-by: Christophe Leroy Signed-off-by: Segher Boessenkool Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman # < /opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-5.3.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux-gcc --version # < git log --format=%s --max-count=1 26a7f2efa8557bc235ef632d477b1aef6612bbc8 # < make -s -j 48 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/powerpc-next_85xx_tqm8560_defconfig_powerpc-5.3 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-5.3.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- 85xx/tqm8560_defconfig # make -s -j 48 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/powerpc-next_85xx_tqm8560_defconfig_powerpc-5.3 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-5.3.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- INFO: Uncompressed kernel (size 0x4d4978) overlaps the address of the wrapper(0x400000) INFO: Fixing the link_address of wrapper to (0x500000) INFO: Uncompressed kernel (size 0x4c42cc) overlaps the address of the wrapper(0x400000) INFO: Fixing the link_address of wrapper to (0x500000) Image Name: Linux-4.16.0-rc3-g26a7f2e Created: Mon Mar 5 13:31:00 2018 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed) Data Size: 2470393 Bytes = 2412.49 kB = 2.36 MB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Image Name: Linux-4.16.0-rc3-g26a7f2e Created: Mon Mar 5 13:31:00 2018 Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed) Data Size: 2494308 Bytes = 2435.85 kB = 2.38 MB Load Address: 00500000 Entry Point: 00500278 Completed OK # rm -rf /kisskb/build/powerpc-next_85xx_tqm8560_defconfig_powerpc-5.3 # Build took: 0:00:36.514371