linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers Support for Proprierary Modules

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Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:21:46 -0500
From:	Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers Support for Proprierary Modules

On Sat, 2008-01-26 at 14:27 +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:

> 2) Unconditionally reject modules with a wrong module section size.  Currently 
> we have no such check, which means without KALLSYMS, anything goes.

I favor the latter, since it's safest.

Jon.


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