linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] livepatch: Clear relocation targets on a module removal

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Date:   Mon, 2 Sep 2019 13:05:02 -0400
From:   Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
To:     Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>, jikos@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, live-patching@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] livepatch: Clear relocation targets on a module
 removal

On 9/2/19 12:13 PM, Miroslav Benes wrote:
>> I can easily foresee more problems like those in the future.  Going
>> forward we have to always keep track of which special sections are
>> needed for which architectures.  Those special sections can change over
>> time, or can simply be overlooked for a given architecture.  It's
>> fragile.
> 
> Indeed. It bothers me a lot. Even x86 "port" is not feature complete in
> this regard (jump labels, alternatives,...) and who knows what lurks in
> the corners of the other architectures we support.
> 
> So it is in itself reason enough to do something about late module
> patching.
> 

Hi Miroslav,

I was tinkering with the "blue-sky" ideas that I mentioned to Josh the 
other day.  I dunno if you had a chance to look at what removing that 
code looks like, but I can continue to flesh out that idea if it looks 
interesting:

   https://github.com/joe-lawrence/linux/tree/blue-sky

A full demo would require packaging up replacement .ko's with a 
livepatch, as well as "blacklisting" those deprecated .kos, etc.  But 
that's all I had time to cook up last week before our holiday weekend here.

Regards,

-- Joe