Re: [PATCH v6 23/23] xen/riscv: do a 4th linking pass if necessary

On 7/21/26 9:29 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 20.07.2026 18:00, Oleksii Kurochko wrote:
>> Embedding the symbol table can shift sections and flip relaxation
>> decisions, changing code size and thus the set of emitted tools/symbols
>> (e.g. gap end markers).  Re-link with a regenerated table when its
>> size differs from the previous pass.
>>
>> This takes the same remedy as commit 35de7285d508 ("Arm: do a 4th
>> linking pass if necessary"), though the underlying cause differs:
>> here no symbol (dis)appears from the ELF symbol table; instead the
>> set of end markers emitted by tools/symbols legitimately changes,
>> because want_symbol_end() depends on code layout, and layout differs
>> between passes due to linker relaxation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Oleksii Kurochko <[email protected]>
> 
> Acked-by: Jan Beulich <[email protected]>
> 
> And I think there's no dependency on earlier patches, so this could go
> in pretty much right away?

There is no any dependency and could go earlier then other patches.

Thanks.

~ Oleksii