Re: [RFC PATCH 5/7] x86/module: perpare module loading for ROX allocations of text

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Sun Apr 14 2024 - 03:37:03 EST


On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:08:00AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > for (s = start; s < end; s++) {
> > void *addr = (void *)s + *s;
> > + void *wr_addr = addr + module_writable_offset(mod, addr);
>
> So instead of repeating this pattern in a dozen of places, why not use a
> simpler method:
>
> void *wr_addr = module_writable_address(mod, addr);
>
> or so, since we have to pass 'addr' to the module code anyway.

Agree.

> The text patching code is pretty complex already.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ingo

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.