Re: [PATCH 5.15 v2 0/5] Fix Build ID on arm64 if CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y

From: Tom Saeger
Date: Thu Feb 23 2023 - 13:05:20 EST


On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 10:55:39AM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 01:18:39PM -0700, Tom Saeger wrote:
> > Build ID is missing for arm64 with CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y using ld >= 2.36
> > on 5.4, 5.10, and 5.15
> >
> > Backport BuildID fixes.
>
> I do not understand why you are applying patches from 6.2 that "fix"
> something that is not in this kernel (or the older ones). Please
> document that really well on your next set of submissions.

Build ID is missing for arm64 with CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y using ld >= 2.36
That's it.

What is quirky is binutils 'ld'.
Where this can be fixed is the kernel linker script, which IS present.
Those are the patches.

>
> I've taken the 6.1.y series only and dropped all the others.

All the others is where it's really broken.

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h