linux-kernel - Re: module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:58:08 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>
Cc:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
	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: module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules

Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com> writes:
> +++ Rusty Russell [11/01/16 11:55 +1030]:
>>This comment is a bit misleading: it's actually pointing into the
>>temporary module copy, which will be discarded.  The init section is
>>slightly different...
>
> Ah, perhaps I'm misunderstanding something..
>
> Since copy_module_elf() is called after move_module(), my
> understanding is that all the section sh_addr's should be pointing
> to either module core memory or module init memory (instead of the
> initial temporary copy of the module in info->hdr).

You're absolutely correct; I'd forgotten that particular kallsyms twist.

Sorry for the noise!
Rusty.