# \[PATCH 05/14\] arm64: Fix EFI linking with -fdata-sections

- From: Josh Poimboeuf \<jpoimboe@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2026-03-05 03:31:49 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2026/03/3441283
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/live-patching/2026/03/3441278/t.md

```text
When building with func-fdata-sections, the .init.bss section gets split
up into a bunch of .init.bss.<var> sections.  Make sure they get linked
into .init.data.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ad6133b89e7a..1f5e4f996a21 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		INIT_CALLS
 		CON_INITCALL
 		INIT_RAM_FS
-		*(.init.altinstructions .init.bss)	/* from the EFI stub */
+		*(.init.altinstructions .init.bss .init.bss.*)	/* from the EFI stub */
 	}
 	.exit.data : {
 		EXIT_DATA
-- 
2.53.0


```