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SubjectRe: [PATCH] lkdtm: add test for executing .rodata
On 17 Feb 2016 at 12:29, Kees Cook wrote:

> >> +static void __attribute__((__section__(".rodata,\"a\",@progbits#")))
> >> +do_nothing_rodata(void)
> >> +{
> >> + return;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >
> >
> >>
> >
> > This doesn't cross compile for me on arm64 with two different toolchains
> >
> > CC drivers/misc/lkdtm.o
> > /tmp/ccHzIWIx.s: Assembler messages:
> > /tmp/ccHzIWIx.s:21: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
> > is `#'
> > /tmp/ccHzIWIx.s: Error: unaligned opcodes detected in executable segment
> > scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target 'drivers/misc/lkdtm.o' failed
> > make[2]: *** [drivers/misc/lkdtm.o] Error 1
> > scripts/Makefile.build:407: recipe for target 'drivers/misc' failed
> > make[1]: *** [drivers/misc] Error 2
> > Makefile:950: recipe for target 'drivers' failed
> > make: *** [drivers] Error 2
> >
> > I don't know the assembler well enough to give any insight.
>
> Hm, bummer. I was trying to get fancy with the function forced into
> .rodata by trying to force the bits. Looks like "#" is not seen as a
> comment character by the toolchain you're using.
>
> Anyone else successfully done tricks like this?

wouldn't it be a better and more generic/reusable approach to

#define __ro_text __attribute__((__section__(".rodata.text")))

and move this function there by the linker script similar to how it's done
for other code that goes into special sections?

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