Re: [PATCH v2] riscv: Check the return value of reloc handlers

[Paul Walmsley]

Hi,

On Sat, 9 May 2026, Zishun Yi wrote:

> Currently, process_accumulated_relocations() ignores the return values
> from both reloc_handler() and accumulate_handler().
> 
> As a result, the kernel will proceed to load the module with corrupted
> or incomplete sections, which can lead to unpredictable behavior or
> kernel panics.
> 
> So we need to check the return values of the handlers to propagate the
> error, and fall back to the cleanup mode.

Thanks for the patch.  Rather than continuing to loop without purpose when 
an error occurs, can the function simply be exited?


- Paul