2 files changed, 34 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h
index 96a7d067fbb2..921a8470e18a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/feature-fixups.h
@@ -37,18 +37,21 @@ label##2:						\
         .align 2;                                       \
 label##3:
 
-#define MAKE_FTR_SECTION_ENTRY(msk, val, label, sect)   \
-label##4:                                               \
-        .popsection;                                    \
-        .pushsection sect,"a";                          \
-        .align 3;                                       \
-label##5:                                               \
-        FTR_ENTRY_LONG msk;                             \
-        FTR_ENTRY_LONG val;                             \
-        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##1b-label##5b;           \
-        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##2b-label##5b;           \
-        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##3b-label##5b;           \
-        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##4b-label##5b;           \
+#define MAKE_FTR_SECTION_ENTRY(msk, val, label, sect)           \
+label##4:                                                       \
+        .popsection;                                            \
+        .pushsection sect,"a";                                  \
+        .align 3;                                               \
+label##5:                                                       \
+        FTR_ENTRY_LONG msk;                                     \
+        FTR_ENTRY_LONG val;                                     \
+        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##1b-label##5b;                   \
+        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##2b-label##5b;                   \
+        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##3b-label##5b;                   \
+        FTR_ENTRY_OFFSET label##4b-label##5b;                   \
+        .ifgt (label##4b-label##3b)-(label##2b-label##1b);      \
+        .error "Feature section else case larger than body";    \
+        .endif;                                                 \
         .popsection;
 
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups-test.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups-test.S
index cb737484c5aa..f4613118132e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups-test.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups-test.S
@@ -172,6 +172,25 @@ globl(ftr_fixup_test6_expected)
 3:      or      3,3,3
 
 
+#if 0
+/* Test that if we have a larger else case the assembler spots it and
+ * reports an error. #if 0'ed so as not to break the build normally.
+ */
+ftr_fixup_test7:
+        or      1,1,1
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+        or      2,2,2
+        or      2,2,2
+        or      2,2,2
+FTR_SECTION_ELSE
+        or      3,3,3
+        or      3,3,3
+        or      3,3,3
+        or      3,3,3
+ALT_FTR_SECTION_END(0, 1)
+        or      1,1,1
+#endif
+
 #define MAKE_MACRO_TEST(TYPE)                                           \
 globl(ftr_fixup_test_ ##TYPE##_macros)                                  \
         or      1,1,1;                                                  \