Re: [PATCH v6 6/8] x86/module: prepare module loading for ROX allocations of text
From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Oct 17 2024 - 11:35:02 EST
On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:25:05 +0300
Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With this series the module text is allocated as ROX at the first place, so
> the modifications ftrace does to module text have to either use text poking
> even before complete_formation() or deal with a writable copy like I did
> for relocations and alternatives.
>
> I've been carrying the ftrace changes from a very old prototype and
> didn't pay enough attention to them them until Steve's complaint.
>
> I'll look into it.
I just posted a patch where you can see the effects of these changes with
respect to ftrace patching times.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241017113105.1edfa943@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
I'll be adding this to the next merge window.
-- Steve