How to link a .o with all modules
Kumar Gala
galak at kernel.crashing.org
Tue May 13 01:51:35 EST 2008
On Fri, 9 May 2008, Kumar Gala wrote:
>
> On May 8, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>
> > On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 09:16:10AM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> > >
> > > On May 5, 2008, at 3:44 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Let me know if this does address your question.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem is MODPOST complains about undefined symbols:
> > > > >
> > > > > MODPOST 24 modules
> > > > > ERROR: "_restgpr_20_x" [net/key/af_key.ko] undefined!
> > > > > ERROR: "_restgpr_25_x" [net/key/af_key.ko] undefined!
> > > > > ERROR: "_restgpr_30_x" [net/key/af_key.ko] undefined!
> > > >
> > > > I need a bit more context to try to analyse this.
> > > > Where did you expect _restgpr_20_x to be defined.
> > > > If in vmlinux then were they present in the
> > > > Module.symvers file?
> > >
> > > No they aren't there since we I'm not EXPORT_SYMBOL() them. Should I
> > > also be doing EXPORT_SYMBOL?
> >
> > So modpost claim it cannot find the symbols.
> >
> > >
> > > > If in the linked in .o file - could you
> > > > see the symbols using objdump.
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > readelf -a:
> > >
> > > ...
> > > Symbol table '.symtab' contains 113 entries:
> > > Num: Value Size Type Bind Vis Ndx Name
> > > ...
> > > 5: 00000000 0 FUNC GLOBAL DEFAULT 1 _savegpr_14
> > > 6: 00000000 0 FUNC GLOBAL DEFAULT 1 _save32gpr_14
> > > ...
> >
> > Strange.
> >
> > I did not look closer.
> > But it looks like the linker failed to resolve these symbols
> > in the final link somehow - despite the symbols are present in
> > the linked in .o file.
> >
> > Can you try to drop me the output of the relocation records for the
> > finally linked .o file (the one with your .o file linked in).
> >
> > objdump -r IIRC
>
> I'm assuming you mean objdump -r arch/powerpc/lib/built-in.o
>
Any update on this?
Here's my current patch that causes me issue:
- k
---
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index 7822d25..77645a3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zlib) gunzip_util.o main.o): \
$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zliblinuxheader)) $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zlibheader))
src-libfdt := fdt.c fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_sw.c fdt_rw.c fdt_strerror.c
-src-wlib := string.S crt0.S stdio.c main.c \
+src-wlib := string.S crt0.S crtsavres.S stdio.c main.c \
$(addprefix libfdt/,$(src-libfdt)) libfdt-wrapper.c \
ns16550.c serial.c simple_alloc.c div64.S util.S \
gunzip_util.c elf_util.c $(zlib) devtree.c oflib.c ofconsole.c \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/crtsavres.S b/arch/powerpc/boot/crtsavres.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bac266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/crtsavres.S
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+/*
+ * Special support for eabi and SVR4
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Written By Michael Meissner
+ * 64-bit support written by David Edelsohn
+ *
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * In addition to the permissions in the GNU General Public License, the
+ * Free Software Foundation gives you unlimited permission to link the
+ * compiled version of this file with other programs, and to distribute
+ * those programs without any restriction coming from the use of this
+ * file. (The General Public License restrictions do apply in other
+ * respects; for example, they cover modification of the file, and
+ * distribution when not linked into another program.)
+ *
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * As a special exception, if you link this library with files
+ * compiled with GCC to produce an executable, this does not cause
+ * the resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ * This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
+ * the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ */
+
+/* Do any initializations needed for the eabi environment */
+
+ .file "crtsavres.S"
+ .section ".text"
+
+/* On PowerPC64 Linux, these functions are provided by the linker. */
+#ifndef __powerpc64__
+
+#define FUNC_START(name) \
+ .type name, at function; \
+ .globl name; \
+name:
+
+/* Routines for saving integer registers, called by the compiler. */
+/* Called with r11 pointing to the stack header word of the caller of the */
+/* function, just beyond the end of the integer save area. */
+
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_14)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_14)
+ stw 14,-72(11) /* save gp registers */
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_15)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_15)
+ stw 15,-68(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_16)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_16)
+ stw 16,-64(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_17)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_17)
+ stw 17,-60(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_18)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_18)
+ stw 18,-56(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_19)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_19)
+ stw 19,-52(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_20)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_20)
+ stw 20,-48(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_21)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_21)
+ stw 21,-44(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_22)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_22)
+ stw 22,-40(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_23)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_23)
+ stw 23,-36(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_24)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_24)
+ stw 24,-32(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_25)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_25)
+ stw 25,-28(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_26)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_26)
+ stw 26,-24(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_27)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_27)
+ stw 27,-20(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_28)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_28)
+ stw 28,-16(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_29)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_29)
+ stw 29,-12(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_30)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_30)
+ stw 30,-8(11)
+FUNC_START(_savegpr_31)
+FUNC_START(_save32gpr_31)
+ stw 31,-4(11)
+ blr
+
+/* Routines for restoring integer registers, called by the compiler. */
+/* Called with r11 pointing to the stack header word of the caller of the */
+/* function, just beyond the end of the integer restore area. */
+
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_14)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_14)
+ lwz 14,-72(11) /* restore gp registers */
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_15)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_15)
+ lwz 15,-68(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_16)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_16)
+ lwz 16,-64(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_17)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_17)
+ lwz 17,-60(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_18)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_18)
+ lwz 18,-56(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_19)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_19)
+ lwz 19,-52(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_20)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_20)
+ lwz 20,-48(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_21)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_21)
+ lwz 21,-44(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_22)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_22)
+ lwz 22,-40(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_23)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_23)
+ lwz 23,-36(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_24)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_24)
+ lwz 24,-32(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_25)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_25)
+ lwz 25,-28(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_26)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_26)
+ lwz 26,-24(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_27)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_27)
+ lwz 27,-20(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_28)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_28)
+ lwz 28,-16(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_29)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_29)
+ lwz 29,-12(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_30)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_30)
+ lwz 30,-8(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_31)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_31)
+ lwz 31,-4(11)
+ blr
+
+/* Routines for restoring integer registers, called by the compiler. */
+/* Called with r11 pointing to the stack header word of the caller of the */
+/* function, just beyond the end of the integer restore area. */
+
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_14_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_14_x)
+ lwz 14,-72(11) /* restore gp registers */
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_15_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_15_x)
+ lwz 15,-68(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_16_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_16_x)
+ lwz 16,-64(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_17_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_17_x)
+ lwz 17,-60(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_18_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_18_x)
+ lwz 18,-56(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_19_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_19_x)
+ lwz 19,-52(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_20_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_20_x)
+ lwz 20,-48(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_21_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_21_x)
+ lwz 21,-44(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_22_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_22_x)
+ lwz 22,-40(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_23_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_23_x)
+ lwz 23,-36(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_24_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_24_x)
+ lwz 24,-32(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_25_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_25_x)
+ lwz 25,-28(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_26_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_26_x)
+ lwz 26,-24(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_27_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_27_x)
+ lwz 27,-20(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_28_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_28_x)
+ lwz 28,-16(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_29_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_29_x)
+ lwz 29,-12(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_30_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_30_x)
+ lwz 30,-8(11)
+FUNC_START(_restgpr_31_x)
+FUNC_START(_rest32gpr_31_x)
+ lwz 0,4(11)
+ lwz 31,-4(11)
+ mtlr 0
+ mr 1,11
+ blr
+#endif
--
1.5.4.1
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