[PATCH] selftests/powerpc: Fix compilation issue due to asm label
Naveen N. Rao
naveen.n.rao at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Nov 1 04:24:39 AEDT 2018
Naveen N. Rao wrote:
> We are using 'dscr_insn' as a label in inline asm to identify if a
> SIGILL was generated by the mtspr instruction at that point. However,
> with inline assembly, the compiler is still free to duplicate the asm
> statement for optimization purposes, which results in the label being
> defined twice with the error:
> /tmp/ccerQCql.s:874: Error: symbol `dscr_insn' is already defined
>
> With different compiler versions, we may also see:
> /tmp/ccJzLDlN.o:(.toc+0x0): undefined reference to `dscr_insn'
>
> Remove the use of the label in the inline assembly. Instead, just look
> for the offending instruction in the signal handler.
>
> Reported-by: Breno Leitao <leitao at debian.org>
> Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
Missed adding:
Fixes: d2bf793237b3aa9c ("selftests/powerpc: Add test to verify rfi flush across a system call")
- Naveen
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