[PATCH 04/16] vmlinux.lds: Move DATA_LE32() from arm64 to the common linker script

Ard Biesheuvel ardb at kernel.org
Fri Sep 25 06:30:44 PDT 2026



On Fri, 25 Sep 2026, at 01:50, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 03:53:07PM -0700, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:53:07 -0300
>> Jason Gunthorpe <jgg at nvidia.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > Other arches may want to use this to get consistent fixed endian output.
>> 
>> You will have to grab it quickly!
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260918145217.1669-10-will@kernel.org/#Z31arch:arm64:kernel:image.h
>> drops that definition as part of ripping out arm64 big endian support.
>
> Ah, well easy conflict resolution then :)
>
> When I was doing this I was really doubting why it had to be endian
> specific, this is mostly a cargo cult from the other stuff that was
> already working that way..
>
> I'm personally skeptical any arch could have either EFI stub a
> different endianess than the vmlinux, it seems like nonsense on alot
> of levels.
>
> So, I will remove the fixed endian pieces from here? Does anyone think
> otherwise?
>

Booting a BE kernel from EFI has never worked so no need to start caring
about it now.




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