linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] kernel/module.c: Update debug alignment after symtable generation

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Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:03:00 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] kernel/module.c: Update debug alignment after symtable generation

Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org> writes:
> When CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX is enabled, the sizes of
> module sections are aligned up so appropriate permissions can
> be applied. Adjusting for the symbol table may cause them to
> become unaligned. Make sure to re-align the sizes afterward.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <lauraa@...eaurora.org>

Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>

This won't clash with anything I'm planning, so happy for this to go in
through the arm trees.  CC:stable should be fine if you want too.

Thanks,
Rusty.

> ---
>  kernel/module.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
> index b34813f..cc93cf6 100644
> --- a/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/kernel/module.c
> @@ -2313,11 +2313,13 @@ static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
>  	info->symoffs = ALIGN(mod->core_size, symsect->sh_addralign ?: 1);
>  	info->stroffs = mod->core_size = info->symoffs + ndst * sizeof(Elf_Sym);
>  	mod->core_size += strtab_size;
> +	mod->core_size = debug_align(mod->core_size);
>  
>  	/* Put string table section at end of init part of module. */
>  	strsect->sh_flags |= SHF_ALLOC;
>  	strsect->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, strsect,
>  					 info->index.str) | INIT_OFFSET_MASK;
> +	mod->init_size = debug_align(mod->init_size);
>  	pr_debug("\t%s\n", info->secstrings + strsect->sh_name);
>  }
>  
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