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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 9752eb420ffa..870753fbb123 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -449,10 +449,29 @@
#endif
/*
+ * Some symbol definitions will not exist yet during the first pass of the
+ * link, but are guaranteed to exist in the final link. Provide preliminary
+ * definitions that will be superseded in the final link to avoid having to
+ * rely on weak external linkage, which requires a GOT when used in position
+ * independent code.
+ */
+#define PRELIMINARY_SYMBOL_DEFINITIONS \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_addresses = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_offsets = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_names = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_num_syms = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_relative_base = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_token_table = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_token_index = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_markers = .); \
+ PROVIDE(kallsyms_seqs_of_names = .);
+
+/*
* Read only Data
*/
#define RO_DATA(align) \
. = ALIGN((align)); \
+ PRELIMINARY_SYMBOL_DEFINITIONS \
.rodata : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
__start_rodata = .; \
*(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) \