On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 10:24 PM Atish Patra <ati...@atishpatra.org> wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 6:21 PM Jim Wilson <j...@sifive.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 3:25 PM Atish Patra <ati...@atishpatra.org> wrote: > > > This happens only when copy_from_user is called from function that is > > > annotated with __init. > > > Adding Kito & Jim for their input > > > > > > @kito, @Jim: Please let me know if I should create a issue in > > > riscv-gnu-toolchain repo or somewhere else. > > > > I can't do anything useful without a testcase that I can use to > > reproduce the problem. The interactions here are complex, so pointing > > at lines of code or kernel config options doesn't give me any useful > > info. > > > > Relaxation can convert calls to a jal. I don't know of any open bugs > > in this area that can generate relocation errors. if it is a > > relaxation error then turning off relaxation should work around the > > problem as you suggested. > > > > A kernel build problem is serious. I think this is worth a bug > > report. FSF binutils or riscv-gnu-toolchain is fine. > > > > I have created an issue with detailed descriptions and reproduction steps. > Please let me know if you need anything else. >
It may be a toolchain issue. Here is the ongoing discussion in case anybody else is interested. https://github.com/riscv/riscv-gnu-toolchain/issues/738 > > Jim > > > > -- > Regards, > Atish -- Regards, Atish