In order to edit orc_lookup table via sorttable, type of section orc_lookup needs to be SHT_PROGBITS instead of SHT_NOBITS.
Linker script doesn't seem to allow manual specification of the section type, so just write a byte into the section instead. Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoim...@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Huaixin Chang <changhuai...@linux.alibaba.com> Signed-off-by: Shile Zhang <shile.zh...@linux.alibaba.com> --- include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h index db600ef218d7..49f4f5bc6165 100644 --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h @@ -826,6 +826,8 @@ . += (((SIZEOF(.text) + LOOKUP_BLOCK_SIZE - 1) / \ LOOKUP_BLOCK_SIZE) + 1) * 4; \ orc_lookup_end = .; \ + /* HACK: force SHT_PROGBITS so sorttable can edit: */ \ + BYTE(1); \ } #else #define ORC_UNWIND_TABLE -- 2.14.4.44.g2045bb6