Re: Build regressions/improvements in v5.17-rc2

On Mon, 31 Jan 2022, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

JFYI, when comparing v5.17-rc2[1] to v5.17-rc1[3], the summaries are:
 - build errors: +1/-3

   + error: arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_entry.o: relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC64_REL14 (stub) against symbol `system_reset_common' defined in .text section in arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.o:  => (.text+0x3ec)

powerpc-gcc5/powerpc-allyesconfig

[1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/26291c54e111ff6ba87a164d85d4a4e134b7315c/ (all 99 configs)
[3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/e783362eb54cd99b2cac8b3a9aeac942e6f6ac07/ (all 99 configs)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

 						Geert

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