linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 5/6] samples: livepatch: init reloc section array and mark as klp module

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Date:	Tue, 8 Dec 2015 12:41:03 -0600
From:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:	Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 5/6] samples: livepatch: init reloc section array
 and mark as klp module

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 11:21:18PM -0500, Jessica Yu wrote:
> Create the array of klp relocation sections in the sample
> klp_object (even if the array is empty in this case).
> 
> In addition, mark the module as a livepatch module so that
> the module loader can appropriately identify and initialize it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>
> ---
>  samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c
> index fb8c861..298dc21 100644
> --- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c
> +++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c
> @@ -53,10 +53,15 @@ static struct klp_func funcs[] = {
>  	}, { }
>  };
>  
> +static struct klp_reloc_sec reloc_secs[] = {
> +	{ }
> +};
> +

I think it's not possible to specify the relocations when building the
patch module in this way, right?  If so, I think this is confusing, and
it would be better to just leave out any mention of reloc_secs in the
sample module.

>  static struct klp_object objs[] = {
>  	{
>  		/* name being NULL means vmlinux */
>  		.funcs = funcs,
> +		.reloc_secs = reloc_secs,
>  	}, { }
>  };
>  
> @@ -89,3 +94,4 @@ static void livepatch_exit(void)
>  module_init(livepatch_init);
>  module_exit(livepatch_exit);
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> +MODULE_INFO(livepatch, "Y");
> -- 
> 2.4.3
> 

-- 
Josh
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