Re: [PATCH 1/5] LoongArch: Add section of GOT for kernel module

[Xi Ruoyao]

On Thu, 2022-07-28 at 17:21 +0800, Youling Tang wrote:
> 
> 
> On 07/28/2022 05:02 PM, Xi Ruoyao wrote:
> > On Thu, 2022-07-28 at 16:29 +0800, Youling Tang wrote:
> > > On 07/28/2022 12:26 AM, Xi Ruoyao wrote:
> > > > +       mod->arch.got.shdr->sh_type = SHT_NOBITS;
> > > > +       mod->arch.got.shdr->sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC;
> > > > +       mod->arch.got.shdr->sh_addralign = L1_CACHE_BYTES;
> > > > +       mod->arch.got.shdr->sh_size = (num_plts + 1) *
> > > > sizeof(struct plt_entry);
> > > > +       mod->arch.got.num_entries = 0;
> > > > +       mod->arch.got.max_entries = num_plts;
> > >  Hi, Ruoyao
> > > 
> > >   We should use num_gots instead of num_plts when creating .got
> > > section.
> > 
> > Yes, it's a stupid error and I'll fix it in V2.
> > 
> > But why didn't this cause a malfunction on my system? :(.
> 
> Maybe num_plts is greater than num_gots, and the size of plt_entry is 
> equivalent to the size of four got_entry, so that when the module is 
> loaded, it just allocates a larger space without causing the module to
> fail to load.

I'll write a module to load address of 10 kernel symbols with only one
printk call to test before sending V2 :).

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Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xxxxxxxxxxx>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University