linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] pgo: Fix allocate

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Date:   Fri,  4 Jun 2021 10:58:38 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Bill Wendling <wcw@...gle.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Jarmo Tiitto <jarmo.tiitto@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, morbo@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] pgo: Fix allocate_node() v2

On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 19:58:20 +0300, Jarmo Tiitto wrote:
> When clang instrumentation eventually calls allocate_node()
> the struct llvm_prf_data *p argument tells us from what section
> we should reserve the vnode: It either points into vmlinux's
> core __llvm_prf_data section or some loaded module's
> __llvm_prf_data section.
> 
> But since we don't have access to corresponding
> __llvm_prf_vnds section(s) for any module, the function
> should return just NULL and ignore any profiling attempts
> from modules for now.

Thanks for working on this! I tweaked the commit title, reflowed the
commit log to 80 columns, and adjusted asm-generic to asm.

Applied to for-next/clang/features, thanks!

[1/1] pgo: Limit allocate_node() to vmlinux sections
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/46773f32ddf1

-- 
Kees Cook