Re: [PATCH net-next v14 3/5] ethtool: provide customized dim profile management

[Heng Qi <hengqi@linux.alibaba.com>]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2024 13:13:26 +0800, Heng Qi <hengqi@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2024 07:00:35 +0800, kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Heng,
> > 
> > kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
> > 
> > [auto build test WARNING on net-next/main]
> > 
> > url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Heng-Qi/linux-dim-move-useful-macros-to-h-file/20240603-235834
> > base:   net-next/main
> > patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240603154727.31998-4-hengqi%40linux.alibaba.com
> > patch subject: [PATCH net-next v14 3/5] ethtool: provide customized dim profile management
> > config: loongarch-defconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240604/202406040645.6z95FW1f-lkp@intel.com/config)
> > compiler: loongarch64-linux-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0
> > reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240604/202406040645.6z95FW1f-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
> > 
> > If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> > the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> > | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202406040645.6z95FW1f-lkp@intel.com/
> > 
> > All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
> > 
> > >> net/ethtool/coalesce.o: warning: objtool: unexpected relocation symbol type in .rela.discard.reachable
> 
> 
> I'm not sure if this seems to be related to the update of loongarch[1]?
> didn't find this warning on other architectures such as arm/openrisc/x86.

I noticed that the loongarch community has submitted a fix[1], and after applying
the fix, the robot no longer reports the warning. So the warning is specific
to the loongarch architecture.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240604150741.30252-1-xry111@xry111.site/

Thanks.

> 
> +Cc:
> loongarch@lists.linux.dev, Guo Ren <guoren@kernel.org>,
> Xuerui Wang <kernel@xen0n.name>,
> Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@flygoat.com>,
> Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@loongson.cn>
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240322135619.1423490-1-chenhuacai@loongson.cn/
> 
> > 
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