Re: [PATCH 0/4] x86-64: fix vclock_gettime()

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu May 14 2009 - 08:53:22 EST


> To rectify the situation, I saw the following options:
>
> 1. Adjust pointers in the vDSO .altinstruction section during
> vDSO setup, and then pass it to apply_alternatives()
> 2. List the relocations with objdump and add them again to vdso.S
> using the .reloc GAS directive
> 3. Link the vDSO into the kernel with relocations, i.e. not just
> as a blob

4. Just move the barriers back back into the main kernel.

-Andi
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