linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: module: Drop 'rel->r_offset

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Date:   Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:40:32 +0100
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Austin Kim <austindh.kim@...il.com>
Cc:     allison@...utok.net, info@...ux.net,
        matthias.schiffer@...tq-group.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: module: Drop 'rel->r_offset < 0' always false
 statement

On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 01:54:08PM +0900, Austin Kim wrote:
> Since rel->r_offset is declared as Elf32_Addr,
> this value is always non-negative.
> typedef struct elf32_rel {
> 	  Elf32_Addr	r_offset;
> 	    Elf32_Word	r_info;
> } Elf32_Rel;
> 
> typedef __u32	Elf32_Addr;
> typedef unsigned int __u32;
> 
> Drop 'rel->r_offset < 0' statement which is always false.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <austindh.kim@...il.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/module.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/module.c b/arch/arm/kernel/module.c
> index deef17f..0921ce7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/module.c
> @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
>  		sym = ((Elf32_Sym *)symsec->sh_addr) + offset;
>  		symname = strtab + sym->st_name;
>  
> -		if (rel->r_offset < 0 || rel->r_offset > dstsec->sh_size - sizeof(u32)) {
> +		if (rel->r_offset > dstsec->sh_size - sizeof(u32)) {
>  			pr_err("%s: section %u reloc %u sym '%s': out of bounds relocation, offset %d size %u\n",

Also change %d to %u here.

>  			       module->name, relindex, i, symname,
>  			       rel->r_offset, dstsec->sh_size);
> -- 
> 2.6.2
> 
> 

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