From 6d60354ea2f90352b22039ed8371c4f4321df90e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Zuo Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:37:51 +0800 Subject: kbuild: Fix permissions of modules.builtin.modinfo Currently, modules.builtin.modinfo is created with executable permissions (0755). This is because after commit 39cfd5b12160 ("kbuild: extract modules.builtin.modinfo from vmlinux.unstripped"), modules.builtin.modinfo is extracted from vmlinux.unstripped using objcopy. When extracting sections, objcopy inherits attributes from the source ELF file. Since modules.builtin.modinfo is a data file and not an executable, it should have regular file permissions (0644). The executable bit can trigger warnings in Debian's Lintian tool. Explicitly remove the executable bit after generation. Fixes: 39cfd5b12160 ("kbuild: extract modules.builtin.modinfo from vmlinux.unstripped") Signed-off-by: Ethan Zuo Link: https://patch.msgid.link/SY0P300MB0609F6916B24ADF65502940B9C91A@SY0P300MB0609.AUSP300.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM Signed-off-by: Nicolas Schier --- scripts/Makefile.vmlinux | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'scripts') diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux index cd788cac9d91..276c3134a563 100644 --- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux +++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux @@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ vmlinux: vmlinux.unstripped FORCE # what kmod expects to parse. quiet_cmd_modules_builtin_modinfo = GEN $@ cmd_modules_builtin_modinfo = $(cmd_objcopy); \ - sed -i 's/\x00\+$$/\x00/g' $@ + sed -i 's/\x00\+$$/\x00/g' $@; \ + chmod -x $@ OBJCOPYFLAGS_modules.builtin.modinfo := -j .modinfo -O binary -- cgit v1.2.3