Here's a backport of the gcc-6 fix to gcc-5. It includes a backport of the -mpc-relative-literal-loads option rename change, since it was a dependent patch, and I'm not comfortable enough w/ gcc development to do the backport w/o it.
** Patch added: "gcc-5-backport.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1695093/+attachment/4912990/+files/gcc-5-backport.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1695093 Title: arm64: "unsupported RELA relocation: 275" loading certain modules Status in Linux: In Progress Status in gcc-5 package in Ubuntu: New Status in gcc-6 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gcc-5 source package in Xenial: Confirmed Status in gcc-6 source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux source package in Xenial: Confirmed Status in gcc-5 source package in Yakkety: New Status in gcc-6 source package in Yakkety: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Yakkety: Confirmed Status in gcc-5 source package in Zesty: New Status in gcc-6 source package in Zesty: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Zesty: Confirmed Bug description: With the hwe-z kernel: ubuntu@grotian:~$ sudo modprobe libceph modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'libceph': Exec format error ubuntu@grotian:~$ dmesg [66988.470307] module libceph: unsupported RELA relocation: 275 This symptom is similar to LP: #1533009 but, in that case it impacted all modules, and the fix for that appears to remain in place. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1695093/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp