Re: [PATCH] x86: efi: fix objcopy flags for barebox.efi

["Sascha Hauer" <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>]

On 2026-10-02 12:51, Lucas Stach wrote:
> Hi Sascha,
> 
> can this patch please be added to the 2026.04 stable series? Missing
> this patch currently prevents a successful build of Barebox for the x86
> platform in Yocto wrynose.

Picked for 2026.04 stable

Sascha

> 
> Regards,
> Lucas
> 
> Am Mittwoch, dem 29.04.2026 um 10:07 +0200 schrieb
> corentin.guillevic@smile.fr:
> > From: Corentin Guillevic <corentin.guillevic@smile.fr>
> > 
> > Since the 2.46 version of binutils, a stricter target checking has been added
> > (see [1]) meaning that the --target=efi-app-x86_64 option no longer works:
> > a 'file format not recognized' error occurs.
> > 
> > Replace the --target option, which defines both the input and output targets,
> > with --output-target.
> > 
> > [1] https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=5e83077d552ed6f81dbc092eb3ccf827a43de42c
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Corentin Guillevic <corentin.guillevic@smile.fr>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/Makefile | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
> > index 647d075f016..9456815fa8a 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/Makefile
> > +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
> > @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS := --no-undefined
> >  
> >  OBJCOPYFLAGS_barebox.efi = \
> >  	-j .text -j .sdata -j .data -j .dynamic -j .dynsym -j .rel -j .rela \
> > -	-j .reloc -j .bbenv.* -j .bblogo.* -j .barebox_imd --target=$(TARGET)
> > +	-j .reloc -j .bbenv.* -j .bblogo.* -j .barebox_imd --output-target=$(TARGET)
> >  
> >  barebox.efi: $(KBUILD_BINARY) FORCE
> >  	$(call if_changed,objcopy)

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