linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v4 11/15] x86, relocs: Ignore __typeid_

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Date:   Tue, 5 Oct 2021 20:31:45 -0700
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/15] x86, relocs: Ignore __typeid__ relocations

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:05:27AM -0700, Sami Tolvanen wrote:
> From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> 
> The __typeid__* symbols aren't actually relocations, so they can be
> ignored during relocation generation.

Then what are they?  It would be good to add that information here.

-- 
Josh