kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> writes:
> Hi Nicholas,
>
> I love your patch! Yet something to improve:
>
> [auto build test ERROR on powerpc/next]
> [also build test ERROR on linus/master v6.0-rc5 next-20220916]
> [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
> And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
> https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
>
> url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Nicholas-Piggin/powerpc-build-linker-improvements/20220916-121310
> base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git next
> config: powerpc-microwatt_defconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220918/202209180437.4U3soljK-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: clang version 16.0.0 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 791a7ae1ba3efd6bca96338e10ffde557ba83920)
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
>         wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
>         chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
>         # install powerpc cross compiling tool for clang build
>         # apt-get install binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu
>         # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/6c034c08f8d0addb6fecba38c9c428b1c4df7c29
>         git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux
>         git fetch --no-tags linux-review Nicholas-Piggin/powerpc-build-linker-improvements/20220916-121310
>         git checkout 6c034c08f8d0addb6fecba38c9c428b1c4df7c29
>         # save the config file
>         mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
>         COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=clang make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=powerpc SHELL=/bin/bash
                                                    ^^^^^

> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
>
> All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
>>> ld.lld: error: ./arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds:46: { expected, but got SPECIAL
>    >>>  .got : AT(ADDR(.got) - (0xc0000000 -0x00000000)) SPECIAL {
>    >>>                                                   ^

I guess SPECIAL is a binutils ld ism?

I can't find it documented anywhere.

Presumably we can just not use it, given we never did before?

cheers