1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index fab132299735..b7ab3c335fae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.con_initcall.init)
   }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
+  __x86cpuvendor_start = .;
+  .x86cpuvendor.init : AT(ADDR(.x86cpuvendor.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+        *(.x86cpuvendor.init)
+  }
+  __x86cpuvendor_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
 
   . = ALIGN(8);
@@ -247,3 +252,9 @@ SECTIONS
 
   DWARF_DEBUG
 }
+
+/*
+ * Build-time check on the image size:
+ */
+ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+        "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE")