Re: [PATCH] module: fix clang CFI with MODULE_UNLOAD=n

From: Sami Tolvanen
Date: Mon Sep 27 2021 - 11:27:29 EST


Hi Arnd,

On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 5:15 AM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
>
> When CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD is disabled, the module->exit member
> is not defined, causing a build failure:
>
> kernel/module.c:4493:8: error: no member named 'exit' in 'struct module'
> mod->exit = *exit;
>
> add an #ifdef block around this.
>
> Fixes: cf68fffb66d6 ("add support for Clang CFI")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/module.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
> index 40ec9a030eec..5c26a76e800b 100644
> --- a/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/kernel/module.c
> @@ -4489,8 +4489,10 @@ static void cfi_init(struct module *mod)
> /* Fix init/exit functions to point to the CFI jump table */
> if (init)
> mod->init = *init;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
> if (exit)
> mod->exit = *exit;
> +#endif
>
> cfi_module_add(mod, module_addr_min);
> #endif

Thanks for the fix!

Reviewed-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>

Sami