Landing: a4481c8ff808
Project / Subsystem
binutils / ld
Date
2026-07-16
Author
liu zhensong <liuzhensong@sourceware.org>
Commit
a4481c8ff808e7237b99815d84b0d4c06ded6124
Source
public_inbox
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- LoongArch linker avoids unnecessary alignment sections with ld -r
- tldr
- Linker now only adds alignment sections for LoongArch when input files contain specific relocation types, fixing kernel module loading issues.
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- liu zhensong <liuzhensong@sourceware.org>
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- • loongarch
- • linker
- • kernel
- • relocation
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- public_inbox:binutils#33236
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- 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
The LoongArch linker no longer unconditionally inserts alignment sections when using ld -r (relocation). It now checks if any input file contains R_LARCH_ALIGN or R_LARCH_RELAX relocations. This change restores correct behavior for kernel modules that expect not to contain these relocations.