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SubjectRe: [PATCH 07/29] x86: Restore "text" Program Header with dummy section
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:55:40AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Instead of depending on markings in the section following NOTES to
> restore the associated Program Header, use a dummy section, as done
> in other architectures.

This is very laconic and after some staring at ld.info, I think you mean
this:

" If you place a section in one or more segments using ':PHDR', then
the linker will place all subsequent allocatable sections which do not
specify ':PHDR' in the same segments."

but I could be way off. Yes, no?

IOW, please write in the commit messages first what the problem is
you're addressing.

> This is preparation for moving NOTES into the
> RO_DATA macro.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index e2feacf921a0..788e78978030 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ SECTIONS
> } :text = 0x9090
>
> NOTES :text :note
> + .dummy : { *(.dummy) } :text
>
> - EXCEPTION_TABLE(16) :text = 0x9090
> + EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)

This is killing the filler byte but I have a suspicion that'll change
eventually to INT3... :)

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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