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Date:	Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:45:56 +0700
From:	"Raharjo, Cahyo \(cahr\)" <Cahyo.Raharjo@...vron.com>
To:	"Jeremy Fitzhardinge" <jeremy@...p.org>,
	"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"Roland McGrath" <roland@...hat.com>, "Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>,
	"lkml" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Zachary Amsden" <zach@...are.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: RE: [patch 1/2] Relocate VDSO ELF headers to match mapped	location with COMPAT_VDSO

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-----Original Message-----
From: linux-kernel-owner@...r.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy
Fitzhardinge
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:32 PM
To: Jan Beulich
Cc: Ingo Molnar; Andrew Morton; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; Roland
McGrath; Andi Kleen; lkml; Zachary Amsden; Eric W. Biederman
Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] Relocate VDSO ELF headers to match mapped
location with COMPAT_VDSO

Jan Beulich wrote:
> While there's a certain level of control on what DT_* may appear in 
> the vDSO, not even considering other than the above types seems 
> fragile to me. Since future additions to the set are supposedly 
> following a fixed scheme (distinguishing pointers and values via the 
> low bit when below OLD_DT_LOOS, and using sub-ranges when between 
> DT_HIOS and OLD_DT_HIOS), at least also handling those would seem like

> a good idea, as would warning about unrecognized types.
>   

I wasn't aware of this scheme.  Where is it documented?

> Also, even though it shouldn't matter for the final result, if doing 
> things spec-conforming here you should use d_un.d_ptr.
>   

Yes, I've already fixed that.

> In addition to Roland's remarks about missing symbol table relocation,

> I would also assume section headers, if present, should be relocated.
>   

Yes, I suppose that's easy enough to add.

    J
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