[question] insert ko failed because count_plts return 0 when CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is not set

[chenjun (AM)]

Hi

I make a Image for arm64 (without CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE). And a ko (13M) 
can not be inserted.

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1998 at arch/arm64/kernel/module-plts.c:39
module_emit_plt_entry+0x100/0x118
..
Call trace:
module_emit_plt_entry+0x100/0x118
apply_relocate_add+0x34c/0x570
..

I think the problem is that:
in apply_relocate_add:
                  case R_AARCH64_CALL26:
                      ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 26,
                                               AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26);

                      if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_MODULE_PLTS) &&
                          ovf == -ERANGE) {
                              val = module_emit_plt_entry(me, sechdrs, 
loc, &rel[i], sym); realoc_insn_imm return -ERANGE (because the ko is 
too big?)

in module_emit_plt_entry:
WARN_ON(pltsec->plt_num_entries > pltsec->plt_max_entries)
pltsec->plt_max_entries is 0 if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is not be set.

a257e02 arm64/kernel: don't ban ADRP to work around Cortex-A53 erratum
#843419
   static unsigned int count_plts(Elf64_Sym *syms, Elf64_Rela *rela, int 
num,
-                              Elf64_Word dstidx)
+                              Elf64_Word dstidx, Elf_Shdr *dstsec)
   {
..
                  switch (ELF64_R_TYPE(rela[i].r_info)) {
                  case R_AARCH64_JUMP26:
                  case R_AARCH64_CALL26:
+                       if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE))
+                               break;
+

Why we need break if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE)? or any 
restrictions on ko?

I comment out this part of the code. the ko could be inserted, and seems 
to work well. So is it a accepted way? or any solution for my case?

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Regards
Chen Jun