Re: [PATCH v2] Arm: do a 4th linking pass if necessary

[Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 02:02:59PM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
> The .rodata growth between 1st and 2nd linking passes may affect the
> number of stubs the linker wants to insert, which in turn affects the
> number of symbols. If symbol table sizes change after the 2nd linking
> pass, insert another one before the final one. (As a comment in Linux puts
> it, "In theory it's possible this results in even more stubs, but
> unlikely.")
> 
> To use the $(compare-symbol-tables) macro in a shell "if", it needs
> slightly adjusting (and then wrapping to be run in a sub-shell).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,


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