+# 4) Generate list of hyp code/data positions that need to be relocated at
+# runtime. Because the hypervisor is part of the kernel binary, relocations
+# produce a kernel VA. We enumerate relocations targeting hyp at build time
+# and convert the kernel VAs at those positions to hyp VAs.
+$(obj)/hyp-reloc.S: $(obj)/kvm_nvhe.tmp.o $(obj)/gen-hyprel
+ $(call if_changed,hyprel)
+
+# 5) Compile hyp-reloc.S and link it into the existing partially linked object.
+# The object file now contains a section with pointers to hyp positions that
+# will contain kernel VAs at runtime. These pointers have relocations on them
+# so that they get updated as the hyp object is linked into `vmlinux`.
+LDFLAGS_kvm_nvhe.rel.o := -r
+$(obj)/kvm_nvhe.rel.o: $(obj)/kvm_nvhe.tmp.o $(obj)/hyp-reloc.o FORCE
+ $(call if_changed,ld)
+
+# 6) Produce the final 'kvm_nvhe.o', ready to be linked into 'vmlinux'.