[PATCH 07/10] linker: remove *_gpl sections from vmlinux and modules

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These sections are not used anymore and can be removed from vmlinux and
modules.

Signed-off-by: Siddharth Nayyar <sidnayyar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 18 ++----------------
 scripts/module.lds.S              |  2 --
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 310e2de56211..6490b93d23b1 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -490,34 +490,20 @@ defined(CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG) || defined(CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG)
 									\
 	PRINTK_INDEX							\
 									\
-	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal symbols */			\
+	/* Kernel symbol table */					\
 	__ksymtab         : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
 		__start___ksymtab = .;					\
 		KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab+*)))				\
 		__stop___ksymtab = .;					\
 	}								\
 									\
-	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only symbols */			\
-	__ksymtab_gpl     : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
-		__start___ksymtab_gpl = .;				\
-		KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)))				\
-		__stop___ksymtab_gpl = .;				\
-	}								\
-									\
-	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal symbols */			\
+	/* Kernel symbol CRC table */					\
 	__kcrctab         : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
 		__start___kcrctab = .;					\
 		KEEP(*(SORT(___kcrctab+*)))				\
 		__stop___kcrctab = .;					\
 	}								\
 									\
-	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only symbols */			\
-	__kcrctab_gpl     : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
-		__start___kcrctab_gpl = .;				\
-		KEEP(*(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl+*)))				\
-		__stop___kcrctab_gpl = .;				\
-	}								\
-									\
 	/* Kernel symbol flags table */					\
 	__kflagstab       : AT(ADDR(__kflagstab) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
 		__start___kflagstab = .;				\
diff --git a/scripts/module.lds.S b/scripts/module.lds.S
index 9a8a3b6d1569..1841a43d8771 100644
--- a/scripts/module.lds.S
+++ b/scripts/module.lds.S
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 	}
 
 	__ksymtab		0 : ALIGN(8) { *(SORT(___ksymtab+*)) }
-	__ksymtab_gpl		0 : ALIGN(8) { *(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)) }
 	__kcrctab		0 : ALIGN(4) { *(SORT(___kcrctab+*)) }
-	__kcrctab_gpl		0 : ALIGN(4) { *(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl+*)) }
 	__kflagstab		0 : ALIGN(1) { *(SORT(___kflagstab+*)) }
 
 	.ctors			0 : ALIGN(8) { *(SORT(.ctors.*)) *(.ctors) }
-- 
2.51.0.338.gd7d06c2dae-goog





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