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

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801271145060.15243@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:48:33 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	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 Jan 25 2008 23:21, Jon Masters wrote:
>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.

Is it possible to keep allowing the case where {section size is the
same and only the symversions are different}?
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