linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv4 3/3] x86: Add build salt to the vDSO and kernel linker scripts

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:58:18 -0700
From:   Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, mjw@...oraproject.org,
        "H . J . Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nick Clifton <nickc@...hat.com>,
        Cary Coutant <ccoutant@...il.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 3/3] x86: Add build salt to the vDSO and kernel linker
 scripts

On 06/21/2018 05:43 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Both the kernel and the vDSO need to have unique build ids.
>> Insert the build salt section to make the build ids unique.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso-layout.lds.S | 3 ++-
>>   arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S         | 1 +
>>   2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> 
> What is the upstream merge plan for this series? kbuild tree?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Ingo
> 

There was an alternate proposal that requires slightly fewer
changes that needs to be cleaned up and submitted. I do
think the plan is for the series to eventually go through
the kbuild tree.

Thanks,
Laura