# \[PATCH\] powerpc/le: Avoid creatng R\_PPC64\_TOCSAVE relocations for modules.

- From: Tony Breeds \<hidden\>
- Date: 2014-03-12 04:12:01 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2014/03/9478420
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2014/03/9478420/t.md

```text
When building modules with a native le toolchain the linker will
generate R_PPC64_TOCSAVE relocations when it's safe to omit saving r2 on
a plt call.  This isn't helpful in the conext of a kernel module and the
kernel will fail to load those modules with an error like:
	nf_conntrack: Unknown ADD relocation: 109

This patch tells the linker to avoid createing R_PPC64_TOCSAVE
relocations allowing modules to load.

Signed-off-by: Tony Breeds <redacted>
---
 arch/powerpc/Makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 0f4344e..fff3945 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ override CROSS32AS += -mlittle-endian
 LDEMULATION	:= lppc
 GNUTARGET	:= powerpcle
 MULTIPLEWORD	:= -mno-multiple
+ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn,-mno-save-toc-indirect),y)
+       KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -mno-save-toc-indirect
+endif
 else
 ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn,-mbig-endian),y)
 override CC	+= -mbig-endian
-- 
1.8.5.3

Yours Tony
```

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