linux-kernel - [tip: x86/build] c6x: Move EXCEPTION_TABLE to RO

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Date:   Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:27:29 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Kees Cook" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
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Subject: [tip: x86/build] c6x: Move EXCEPTION_TABLE to RO_DATA segment

The following commit has been merged into the x86/build branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     1e51cd538809112a6ac702a48e9719a75152c902
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/1e51cd538809112a6ac702a48e9719a75152c902
Author:        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:13:41 -07:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CommitterDate: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:10:58 +01:00

c6x: Move EXCEPTION_TABLE to RO_DATA segment

Since the EXCEPTION_TABLE is read-only, collapse it into RO_DATA.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Aurelien Jacquiot <jacquiot.aurelien@...il.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Cc: linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc: linux-c6x-dev@...ux-c6x.org
Cc: linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Mark Salter <msalter@...hat.com>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
Cc: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
Cc: Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc: x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>
Cc: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191029211351.13243-20-keescook@chromium.org
---
 arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a3547f9..ac99ba0 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/c6x/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  *  Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated
  *  Mark Salter <msalter@...hat.com>
  */
+
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	16
+
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -80,8 +83,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.gnu.warning)
 	}
 
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
-
 	RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 	.const :
 	{