"H.J. Lu" [off-list ref] writes:

arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S has

        DISCARDS
        /DISCARD/ : {
                *(*.EMB.apuinfo)
                *(.glink .iplt .plt .rela* .comment)
                *(.gnu.version*)
                *(.gnu.attributes)
                *(.eh_frame)
        }

Since .rela* sections are needed when CONFIG_RELOCATABLE is defined,
change to discard .rela* sections if CONFIG_RELOCATABLE is undefined.

Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <redacted>
Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Please insert this patch into your series prior to the patch that caused
the build break.

cheers