671618 – sys-apps/systemd[gnuefi] broken systemd-boot EFI boot manager with ld.gold linker

Bug 671618 - sys-apps/systemd[gnuefi] broken systemd-boot EFI boot manager with ld.gold linker

Summary: sys-apps/systemd[gnuefi] broken systemd-boot EFI boot manager with ld.gold li...

Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo systemd Team

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Reported:	2018-11-21 09:05 UTC by Tiziano Müller (RETIRED)
Modified:	2020-02-23 17:34 UTC (History)
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Description Tiziano Müller (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2018-11-21 09:05:46 UTC

Building systemd with USE="gnuefi" and using ld.gold as the default linker leads to a broken systemd-bootx64.efi:
instead of showing the bootmenu after being loaded by the EFI, the screen stays black and the system hangs forever.
Building systemd and thus the EFI payload with ld.bfd instead results in a fully functional systemd-bootx64.efi/systemd-boot EFI boot manager.

Luckily, once the payload is installed, it has to be manually upgraded via `bootctl update` which prevents accidental breakages due to reinstallation of systemd with ld.gold.

Comment 1 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev

2020-02-23 17:34:07 UTC

If this is still a problem, please report it upstream.