[PATCH] fix 3.16 unknown rela relocation 4 error

[Woody Suwalski]

Trying to use an AMD64 3.16 kernel built on a new Debian system fails 
because
most of the kernel modules can not be loaded.

This patch handles the PLT32 relocation errors for kernels modules built 
with binutils
newer then 2.31, similar to:
[ÂÂÂ 5.742485] module: autofs4: Unknown rela relocation: 4
[ÂÂÂ 5.742536] systemd[1]: Failed to insert module 'autofs4': Exec 
format error

This patch is based on a mainline kernel patch 
b21ebf2fb4cde1618915a97cc773e287ff49173e
From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 14:20:09 -0800
Subject: x86: Treat R_X86_64_PLT32 as R_X86_64_PC32

Signed-off-by: Woody Suwalski <terraluna977@xxxxxxxxx>

--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.cÂÂ Â2020-01-24 18:48:09.477919152 -0500
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.cÂÂ Â2020-01-24 18:48:53.645612045 -0500
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ static int do_reloc64(struct section *se
ÂÂÂ Âswitch (r_type) {
ÂÂÂ Âcase R_X86_64_NONE:
ÂÂÂ Âcase R_X86_64_PC32:
+ÂÂ Âcase R_X86_64_PLT32:
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Â/*
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Â * NONE can be ignored and PC relative relocations don't
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Â * need to be adjusted.
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.cÂÂ Â2020-01-24 18:46:54.922670590 -0500
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.cÂÂ Â2020-01-24 18:47:46.714112016 -0500
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechd
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Âgoto overflow;
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Âbreak;
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Âcase R_X86_64_PC32:
+ÂÂ ÂÂÂ Âcase R_X86_64_PLT32:
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Âval -= (u64)loc;
ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ Â*(u32 *)loc = val;
Â#if 0

Handle the PLT32 reloacation errors for kernels binaries built with binutils
newer then 2.31, similar to:
[    5.742485] module: autofs4: Unknown rela relocation: 4
[    5.742536] systemd[1]: Failed to insert module 'autofs4': Exec format error

This patch is based on a mainline kernel patch b21ebf2fb4cde1618915a97cc773e287ff49173e
From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 14:20:09 -0800
Subject: x86: Treat R_X86_64_PLT32 as R_X86_64_PC32

Signed-off-by: Woody Suwalski <terraluna977@xxxxxxxxx>

--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c	2020-01-24 18:48:09.477919152 -0500
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c	2020-01-24 18:48:53.645612045 -0500
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ static int do_reloc64(struct section *se
 	switch (r_type) {
 	case R_X86_64_NONE:
 	case R_X86_64_PC32:
+	case R_X86_64_PLT32:
 		/*
 		 * NONE can be ignored and PC relative relocations don't
 		 * need to be adjusted.
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c	2020-01-24 18:46:54.922670590 -0500
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c	2020-01-24 18:47:46.714112016 -0500
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechd
 				goto overflow;
 			break;
 		case R_X86_64_PC32:
+		case R_X86_64_PLT32:
 			val -= (u64)loc;
 			*(u32 *)loc = val;
 #if 0