[PATCH 5/7 v2] arm: fix __efi_runtime_start/end definitions

Ilias Apalodimas ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org
Tue Mar 12 15:08:27 CET 2024


__efi_runtime_start/end are defined as c variables for arm7 only in
order to force the compiler emit relative references. However, defining
those within a section definition will do the same thing since [0].
On top of that the v8 linker scripts define it as a symbol.

So let's remove the special sections from the linker scripts, the
variable definitions from sections.c and define them as a symbols within
the correct section.

[0] binutils commit 6b3b0ab89663 ("Make linker assigned symbol dynamic only for shared object")

Suggested-by: Sam Edwards <CFSworks at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Sam Edwards <CFSworks at gmail.com>
Tested-by: Sam Edwards <CFSworks at gmail.com> # Binary output identical
---
 arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds        | 12 +++---------
 arch/arm/lib/sections.c        |  2 --
 arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds  | 12 +++---------
 include/asm-generic/sections.h |  1 +
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index b1065ec8063d..df979986a5ef 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,18 +43,12 @@ SECTIONS
 	}

 	/* This needs to come before *(.text*) */
-	.__efi_runtime_start : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
-	}
-
-	.efi_runtime : {
+	.efi_runtime ALIGN(4) : {
+		__efi_runtime_start = .;
 		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
 		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
 		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
-	}
-
-	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
+		__efi_runtime_stop = .;
 	}

 	.text_rest :
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
index 1ee3dd3667ba..a4d4202e99f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c
@@ -25,6 +25,4 @@ char __secure_start[0] __section(".__secure_start");
 char __secure_end[0] __section(".__secure_end");
 char __secure_stack_start[0] __section(".__secure_stack_start");
 char __secure_stack_end[0] __section(".__secure_stack_end");
-char __efi_runtime_start[0] __section(".__efi_runtime_start");
-char __efi_runtime_stop[0] __section(".__efi_runtime_stop");
 char _end[0] __section(".__end");
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
index 16245fd4ac2f..fc0ba0ed9a84 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/u-boot.lds
@@ -22,18 +22,12 @@ SECTIONS
 	}

 	/* This needs to come before *(.text*) */
-	.__efi_runtime_start : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_start)
-	}
-
-	.efi_runtime : {
+	.efi_runtime ALIGN(4) : {
+		__efi_runtime_start = .;
 		*(.text.efi_runtime*)
 		*(.rodata.efi_runtime*)
 		*(.data.efi_runtime*)
-	}
-
-	.__efi_runtime_stop : {
-		*(.__efi_runtime_stop)
+		__efi_runtime_stop = .;
 	}

 	.text_rest :
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 60949200dd93..b6bca53db10d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern char __priv_data_start[], __priv_data_end[];
 extern char __ctors_start[], __ctors_end[];

 extern char __efi_runtime_rel_start[], __efi_runtime_rel_stop[];
+extern char __efi_runtime_start[], __efi_runtime_stop[];

 /* function descriptor handling (if any).  Override
  * in asm/sections.h */
--
2.37.2



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