1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 79b5c62746df..23aad0722303 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -120,10 +120,23 @@ lib1funcs = $(obj)/lib1funcs.o
 $(obj)/lib1funcs.S: $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/lib/lib1funcs.S FORCE
         $(call cmd,shipped)
 
+# We need to prevent any GOTOFF relocs being used with references
+# to symbols in the .bss section since we cannot relocate them
+# independently from the rest at run time.  This can be achieved by
+# ensuring that no private .bss symbols exist, as global symbols
+# always have a GOT entry which is what we need.
+# The .data section is already discarded by the linker script so no need
+# to bother about it here.
+check_for_bad_syms = \
+bad_syms=$$($(CROSS_COMPILE)nm $@ | sed -n 's/^.\{8\} [bc] \(.*\)/\1/p') && \
+[ -z "$$bad_syms" ] || \
+  ( echo "following symbols must have non local/private scope:" >&2; \
+    echo "$$bad_syms" >&2; rm -f $@; false )
+
 $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/$(HEAD) $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
                 $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(OBJS)) $(lib1funcs) FORCE
         $(call if_changed,ld)
-        @:
+        @$(check_for_bad_syms)
 
 $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y): $(obj)/../Image FORCE
         $(call if_changed,$(suffix_y))