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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 23/27] x86/modules: Adapt module loading for PIE support



On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:27 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,

> (for several patches in this series:)
> The commit message is confusing.  See below.

Thanks for the edits, I will change the different commit messages.



> On 05/23/2018 12:54 PM, Thomas Garnier wrote:
> > Adapt module loading to support PIE relocations. Generate dynamic GOT if
> > a symbol requires it but no entry exist in the kernel GOT.

>                                      exists

> >
> > Position Independent Executable (PIE) support will allow to extended the

>                                                  will allow us to extend
the

> > KASLR randomization range below the -2G memory limit.

> Does that say "below th negative 2G memory limit"?
> I don't get it.

Yes, below 0xffffffff80000000 basically. I think I will just say that.



> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/Makefile               |   4 +
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/module.h   |  11 ++
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/sections.h |   4 +
> >  arch/x86/kernel/module.c        | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  arch/x86/kernel/module.lds      |   3 +
> >  5 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/module.lds


> Thanks,
> --
> ~Randy



-- 
Thomas

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