Re: [PATCH v5 23/27] x86/modules: Adapt module loading for PIE support

[Randy Dunlap]

On 06/25/18 15:39, Thomas Garnier wrote:
> Adapt module loading to support PIE relocations. Generate dynamic GOT if
> a symbol requires it but no entry exists in the kernel GOT.

Hi,

This patch description (and a few others with the same sentence) is a little
confusing to me:

> Position Independent Executable (PIE) support will allow to extend the
> KASLR randomization range 0xffffffff80000000.

Is there a word missing after "range"?  May "below"?
As is, it seems to imply "range by 0xffffffff80000000."


thanks.

> 
> 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


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~Randy