Re: [PATCH 2/2] scripts: leaking_addresses: help screen updates
From: Tobin C. Harding
Date: Fri Nov 24 2017 - 00:59:43 EST
On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 10:45:31AM +0530, kaiwan.billimoria@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The current leaking_addresses.pl script only supports showing "leaked"
> 64-bit kernel virtual addresses. This patch modifies the "help" screen in the
> following manner:
> - the '--raw', '--suppress-dmesg', '--squash-by-path' and '--squash-by-filename'
> option switches are only meaningful when the '--input-raw=' option switch is
> used. So, indent the 'Help' screen lines to reflect the fact.
> - an additional example demonstrating usage of the new '--page-offset'
> parameter.
>
>
> Feedback welcome..
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Kaiwan N Billimoria <kaiwan.billimoria@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> diff --git a/scripts/leaking_addresses.pl b/scripts/leaking_addresses.pl
> index 7ca218221486..3832abb743d7 100755
> --- a/scripts/leaking_addresses.pl
> +++ b/scripts/leaking_addresses.pl
> @@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ Options:
>
> -o, --output-raw=<file> Save results for future processing.
> -i, --input-raw=<file> Read results from file instead of scanning.
> - --raw Show raw results (default).
> - --suppress-dmesg Do not show dmesg results.
> - --squash-by-path Show one result per unique path.
> - --squash-by-filename Show one result per unique filename.
> + --raw Show raw results (default).
> + --suppress-dmesg Do not show dmesg results.
> + --squash-by-path Show one result per unique path.
> + --squash-by-filename Show one result per unique filename.
> --page-offset=<hex> PAGE_OFFSET value (for 32-bit kernels).
> -d, --debug Display debugging output.
> -h, --help, --version Display this help and exit.
> @@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ Examples:
> # View summary report.
> $0 --input-raw scan.out --squash-by-filename
>
> + # (On a 32-bit system with a 2GB:2GB VMSPLIT), pass PAGE_OFFSET value
> + # as a parameter
> + $0 --page-offset=0x80000000
This should be in the first patch since that is the patch that added it.
> +
> Scans the running (32 or 64 bit) kernel for potential leaking addresses.
>
> EOM
Neither of these patches applies to my tree. Are you editing the diff's
by hand? I noticed the patches don't end with the version signature, like this:
----
2.7.4
thanks,
Tobin.