Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] module: Don't fail module loading when setting ro_after_init section RO failed

From: Luis Chamberlain
Date: Tue Dec 10 2024 - 23:29:08 EST


On Thu, Dec 05, 2024 at 08:46:14PM +0100, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> This series reworks module loading to avoid leaving the module in a
> stale state when protecting ro_after_init section fails.
>
> Once module init has succeded it is too late to cancel loading.
> If setting ro_after_init data section to read-only fails, all we can
> do is to inform the user through a warning. This is what patch 2 does.
>
> Then patch 3 tries to go a bit further by testing the ability to write
> protect ro-after-init section prior to initialising the module.

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>

Luis