[PATCH v7 5/5] x86/boot/compressed: Warn on orphan section placement

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Sep 01 2020 - 22:54:38 EST


We don't want to depend on the linker's orphan section placement
heuristics as these can vary between linkers, and may change between
versions. All sections need to be explicitly handled in the linker
script.

Now that all sections are explicitly handled, enable orphan section
warnings.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 5b7f6e175b03..871cc071c925 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option,--no-ld-generated-unwind-info)
# Compressed kernel should be built as PIE since it may be loaded at any
# address by the bootloader.
LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -pie $(call ld-option, --no-dynamic-linker)
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call ld-option, --orphan-handling=warn)
LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T

hostprogs := mkpiggy
--
2.25.1