Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:02:08 -0400 (EDT) | From | Mathieu Desnoyers <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] rseq/selftests: fix parametrized test with -fpie |
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----- On Sep 27, 2018, at 9:58 AM, Shuah Khan shuah.kh@samsung.com wrote:
> On 09/27/2018 07:22 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote: >> On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:39:36 -0400 (EDT) >> Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> wrote: >> >>> ----- On Sep 18, 2018, at 9:53 AM, Mathieu Desnoyers >>> mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com wrote: >>> >>>> On x86-64, the parametrized selftest code for rseq crashes with a >>>> segmentation fault when compiled with -fpie. This happens when the >>>> param_test binary is loaded at an address beyond 32-bit on x86-64. >>>> >>>> The issue is caused by use of a 32-bit register to hold the address >>>> of the loop counter variable. >>>> >>>> Fix this by using a 64-bit register to calculate the address of the >>>> loop counter variables as an offset from rip. >>> >>> Should this fix go through tip or the selftests tree ? >>> >> >> I usually have changes like this pulled through Shuah's tree with an >> ack from the maintainer of the code that it tests. >> >> -- Steve >> > > Right that is what I prefer. I usually wait for an Ack. I can pull this > in.
I am maintainer of the code that it tests as well, so being both author of the selftest patch and giving an ack to it seems a bit silly. :) Other rseq co-maintainers could weight in though: Peter, Paul, and Boqun.
Thanks,
Mathieu
> > thanks, > -- Shuah > > -- > Shuah Khan > Sr. Linux Kernel Developer > Open Source Innovation Group > Samsung Research America(Silicon Valley) > shuah.kh@samsung.com
-- Mathieu Desnoyers EfficiOS Inc. http://www.efficios.com
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