Re: [RFC PATCH v2 5/6] samples: livepatch: init reloc section array and mark as klp module

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Tue Dec 08 2015 - 13:41:12 EST


On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 11:21:18PM -0500, Jessica Yu wrote:
> Create the array of klp relocation sections in the sample
> klp_object (even if the array is empty in this case).
>
> In addition, mark the module as a livepatch module so that
> the module loader can appropriately identify and initialize it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c
> index fb8c861..298dc21 100644
> --- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c
> +++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c
> @@ -53,10 +53,15 @@ static struct klp_func funcs[] = {
> }, { }
> };
>
> +static struct klp_reloc_sec reloc_secs[] = {
> + { }
> +};
> +

I think it's not possible to specify the relocations when building the
patch module in this way, right? If so, I think this is confusing, and
it would be better to just leave out any mention of reloc_secs in the
sample module.

> static struct klp_object objs[] = {
> {
> /* name being NULL means vmlinux */
> .funcs = funcs,
> + .reloc_secs = reloc_secs,
> }, { }
> };
>
> @@ -89,3 +94,4 @@ static void livepatch_exit(void)
> module_init(livepatch_init);
> module_exit(livepatch_exit);
> MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> +MODULE_INFO(livepatch, "Y");
> --
> 2.4.3
>

--
Josh
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