linux-hardening - [PATCH v4 18/21] x86/tools/relocs: Ignore __kcfi_typeid

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Message-Id: <20220830233129.30610-19-samitolvanen@google.com>
Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:31:26 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Joao Moreira <joao@...rdrivepizza.com>,
        Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 18/21] x86/tools/relocs: Ignore __kcfi_typeid_ relocations

The compiler generates __kcfi_typeid_ symbols for annotating assembly
functions with type information. These are constants that can be
referenced in assembly code and are resolved by the linker. Ignore
them in relocs.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/x86/tools/relocs.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index e2c5b296120d..2925074b9a58 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static const char * const sym_regex_kernel[S_NSYMTYPES] = {
 	"^(xen_irq_disable_direct_reloc$|"
 	"xen_save_fl_direct_reloc$|"
 	"VDSO|"
+	"__kcfi_typeid_|"
 	"__crc_)",
 
 /*
-- 
2.37.2.672.g94769d06f0-goog