Re: linux-next: manual merge of the livepatching tree with the modules tree

[Miroslav Benes]

On Fri, 8 May 2020, Stephen Rothwell wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Today's linux-next merge of the livepatching tree got a conflict in:
> 
>   kernel/module.c
> 
> between commits:
> 
>   db991af02f11 ("module: break nested ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX and STRICT_MODULE_RWX #ifdefs")
>   5c3a7db0c7ec ("module: Harden STRICT_MODULE_RWX")
> 
> from the modules tree and commit:
> 
>   e6eff4376e28 ("module: Make module_enable_ro() static again")
> 
> from the livepatching tree.
> 
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> complex conflicts.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell
> 
> diff --cc kernel/module.c
> index c69291362676,a26343ea4d50..000000000000
> --- a/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/kernel/module.c
> @@@ -2055,29 -2023,20 +2042,30 @@@ static void module_enable_nx(const stru
>   	frob_writable_data(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_nx);
>   }
>   
>  +static int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>  +				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
>  +{
>  +	const unsigned long shf_wx = SHF_WRITE|SHF_EXECINSTR;
>  +	int i;
>  +
>  +	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
>  +		if ((sechdrs[i].sh_flags & shf_wx) == shf_wx)
>  +			return -ENOEXEC;
>  +	}
>  +
>  +	return 0;
>  +}
>  +
>   #else /* !CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
>  +/* module_{enable,disable}_ro() stubs are in module.h */

The line should go away too as part of the final conflict resolution, but 
we'll have to deal with that later while sending pull requests.

Otherwise it looks good.

Thanks
Miroslav

>   static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod) { }
> + static void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init) {}
>  -#endif /*  CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
>  -static void module_enable_x(const struct module *mod)
>  +static int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>  +				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
>   {
>  -	frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_x);
>  -	frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_x);
>  +	return 0;
>   }
>  -#else /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
>  -static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod) { }
>  -static void module_enable_x(const struct module *mod) { }
>  -#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
>  -
>  +#endif /*  CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
>   /*
>