Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Sep 2018 09:22:35 -0400 | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] rseq/selftests: fix parametrized test with -fpie |
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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
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