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SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier usages
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On 14.09.2017 10:03, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (09/14/17 16:40), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> [..]
>> powerpc and parisc handle kernel .opd section as well:
>>
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S: .opd
>> arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S: .opd
>
> for modules, arch-s define mod_arch_specific struct.
>
> parisc has .opd
>
> (fdesc offset should be the start of .opd,
> fdesc_offset + sizeof(fdesc) * fdesc_count should be the .opd address range)
>
> struct mod_arch_specific
> {
> unsigned long got_offset, got_count, got_max;
> unsigned long fdesc_offset, fdesc_count, fdesc_max;
> struct {
> unsigned long stub_offset;
> unsigned int stub_entries;
> } *section;
> int unwind_section;
> struct unwind_table *unwind;
> };
>
>
> ia64 has .opd
>
> struct mod_arch_specific {
> struct elf64_shdr *core_plt; /* core PLT section */
> struct elf64_shdr *init_plt; /* init PLT section */
> struct elf64_shdr *got; /* global offset table */
> struct elf64_shdr *opd; /* official procedure descriptors */
> struct elf64_shdr *unwind; /* unwind-table section */
> unsigned long gp; /* global-pointer for module */
>
> void *core_unw_table; /* core unwind-table cookie returned by unwinder */
> void *init_unw_table; /* init unwind-table cookie returned by unwinder */
> unsigned int next_got_entry; /* index of next available got entry */
> };
>
>
> powerpc does not keep track of .opd, need to add
>
> struct mod_arch_specific {
> #ifdef __powerpc64__
> unsigned int stubs_section; /* Index of stubs section in module */
> unsigned int toc_section; /* What section is the TOC? */
> bool toc_fixed; /* Have we fixed up .TOC.? */
> #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
> unsigned long toc;
> unsigned long tramp;
> #endif
>
> #else /* powerpc64 */
> /* Indices of PLT sections within module. */
> unsigned int core_plt_section;
> unsigned int init_plt_section;
> #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
> unsigned long tramp;
> #endif
> #endif /* powerpc64 */
>
> /* List of BUG addresses, source line numbers and filenames */
> struct list_head bug_list;
> struct bug_entry *bug_table;
> unsigned int num_bugs;
> };
>
>
> seems like we are looking at a solution here.
>
> thoughts?

The basic concept of your proposal may work, and since it will avoid such
coding issues in the future I think it's probably the best solution.

Will you come up with a patch ? (I won't have time the next few days).
If yes,I'd be happy to test it on parisc.

Helge

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